Operational since 1988, Podesta Group is a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm. Based in Washington, D.C., the company offers a wide range of services, including administration strategies, legislative strategies, issue management, policy positioning, coalition building, crisis management and opposition research. It also provides message development, branding and positioning, crisis communications, issue advertising, targeted survey research, special events and many more. Podesta Group represents corporations, trade associations as well as local governments and non-profits organizations.