Alexa Verveer

About Alexa Verveer

Senior global executive with extensive experience and success in developing and executing strategies related to all aspects of U.S. and foreign government and corporate affairs. Leverage political, business, public affairs, and legal acumen, as well as established and positive credibility with U.S. and foreign governments, and stakeholders. Deliver on corporate priorities. Strategic and tactical leader who contributes across U.S. federal, state, and local executive and legislative processes, legal and regulatory affairs, government oversight and enforcement, foreign government relations, public-private partnerships, global corporate social responsibility, corporate communications, and more. Develop staff members to excel, lead with authenticity, and promote an entrepreneurial, proactive, team-focused culture of achievement, accountability, empowerment, and support.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy, Corporate and Government Affairs

   Warner Bros. Discovery

   May 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Spearhead global government affairs for the world\'s premier global media and entertainment company, leading $10 million operating budget and 22-member international team working across six continents. Lead foreign, national, and state/local government affairs, working with CEO, C-Suite, global business and geographic leads, and legal and communications departments. Spearhead political and stakeholder initiatives, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s PAC. Manage responses to U.S. congressional and foreign government oversight. Run government affairs efforts for successful sale of Warner Bros. Discovery. Led successful government affairs efforts for Discovery, Inc.’s acquisition of Warner Media, including around congressional oversight and multicultural stakeholder review of acquisition, and ran post-merger government affairs integration. Oversee efforts to obtain overseas and domestic tax incentives and to resolve disputes successfully. Support film, television, streaming, experiential, and gaming assets across studios, networks, and direct-to- consumer segments. Leverage studio and other content to create events and other relationship-building efforts in support of business objectives. Work with U.S, foreign-based and global trade associations. Lead relationship-building and work with multicultural stakeholders. Develop and execute public affairs campaigns to support government affairs initiatives. Work across U.S. Government, European capitals, and Brussels to support and protect TVN, the only independent television news operator in Poland; developed relationships with free-press organizations; work with communications to coordinate supporting public affairs efforts; formed the Discovery Journalism Advisory Group, comprising former U.S./U.K. journalists who provide advisory services.

Education

• Georgetown Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

  1991 — 1994

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Journalism

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Press Releases
• Crisis Communications
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Public Policy
• New Media
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Corporate Communications
• Government Relations
• Government
• Strategy