Strategic communications for companies, causes, and leaders navigating technology and policy
Silverman Strategy Group helps founders, executives, and institutions tell sophisticated stories to the audiences that matter — customers, investors, employees, regulators, press, and lawmakers. We work primarily with startups building hard things across AI, defense, energy, and healthcare, with additional work supporting established companies on corporate and executive communications, and a small number of foundations and advocacy organizations on policy development in these sectors. What connects the work is the shared challenge of communicating to multiple audiences who speak different languages, in industries where getting the story right actually matters.
Engagements vary in shape and duration, but the work generally falls into a few categories:
Some of our work looks like traditional strategic communications. Some of it looks more like political advisory. Most of it sits somewhere in between — in the places where technical decisions become political ones, and where most comms shops don’t know what to do.
Sam Silverman founded Silverman Strategy Group in April 2026 after serving as Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director for Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18), a member of both the House Armed Services Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Key work there included launching the Defense Modernization Caucus, HASC hearing preparation, and communications strategy across defense, emerging technology, and AI policy.
Before the Hill, Sam was at Kekst CNC, advising Fortune 500 clients on strategic communications across high-stakes situations. He previously worked on Congressman Conor Lamb’s run for US Senate in 2022.
A graduate of Georgetown University, where he double-majored in Government and Classics, Sam is based primarily in Washington DC.
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