Dan Cence, CEO and Managing Partner of Issues Management Group, is a veteran political and strategic communications strategist with more than 25 years of experience. He has worked in both the public and private sectors in communications, politics and government affairs, bringing savvy and a good-natured attitude to client work and his leadership of the firm. Dan’s sweet spot is aligning complex issue projects with goals that can be achieved only through skillfully messaged and coordinated, multi-channel campaigns. He has a proven ability to tap into grassroots and grasstops, from City Hall to the State House to Washington D.C. and beyond.

He was senior strategist for five U.S. House campaigns, three U.S. Senate campaigns, and multiple gubernatorial races. He has served as a Massachusetts press secretary for the Democratic nominees in three presidential elections: President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016. He is often tapped to serve as a lead campaign spokesman in the media, recently filling that role for the winning side in the 2018 ballot’s closely watched Vote No on 1 to Protect Patient Safety, on behalf of the coalition led by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association.

Dan founded and managed two successful political consulting and government affairs firms, where he represented a wide array of clients including Congresswoman Katherine Clark, New Balance, Suffolk Downs, and Microsoft. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, which works to raise funds and awareness for children and families dealing with violent and sexual offenses committed against their loved ones. He is also on the board of the Van Noy Valor Foundation, an organization founded by New England Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy to support and enhance the lives of adopted children, those in foster care, and disadvantaged youth.

The Path to C-Suite with BU Alum, Dan Cence, CEO, Issues Management Group