EGA Names Johannes Heuser as Head of EGA Germany (MD)
Friday, November 8, 2024 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), the specialist public and government affairs team within Edelman, announced today that Johannes Heuser will serve as Head of EGA Germany.
Johannes is a recognized strategic consultant and public affairs expert across the healthcare, technology, energy, infrastructure, and transport sectors. He joins EGA with over a decade of experience advising companies on German and European public policy issues. Throughout his career, he has built and led successful teams that deliver effective public affairs and communications strategies for a wide range of companies.
“Johannes comes to EGA with years of consulting experience and a proven track record building and expanding public affairs activity and guiding clients through complex legislative and public policy issues,” says Rocco Renaldi, Chair of Edelman EGA Europe and Global Chair of Food and Beverage Policy. “I look forward to working with Johannes to enhance our government and public affairs team in Berlin and our capabilities for clients in Germany, Europe, and globally.”
Immediately before joining EGA, Johannes was Head of Public Affairs for Grayling Germany. As Director, he led the growth and development of the German Public Affairs team and worked on establishing and growing the Berlin office.
Prior to Grayling, Johannes was Director of Bernstein Health in Berlin, where he spearheaded the development and expansion of the company as a strategic boutique consultancy firm. Under his leadership, Bernstein Health quadrupled in size and significantly scaled up its services advising the healthcare sector on legislative issues, political positioning, and strategic communications. Previously, he served as Associate Director of the Brussels and Berlin Office for FGS Global. Over his six-year tenure, he helped establish their healthcare practice in Germany and assisted clients in navigating Germany’s legislative processes across state, federal, and European levels.
“This is a challenging yet critical time for companies in Europe,” Johannes says, “I’m excited to join EGA’s worldclass public and government affairs team and apply my cross-sector expertise to help clients navigate evolving regulations, legislative challenges, and public affairs opportunities.”
Johannes’ experience spans industries and countries. He spent the early part of his consulting career with Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business. He also has political experience serving members of the European Parliament and North Rhine-Westphalian State Parliament. He earned a master's from the University of Duisburg-Essen NRW School of Governance and a bachelor's degree from Zeppelin University.
About Edelman Global Advisory
Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), as part of Daniel J. Edelman Inc. (Edelman), is a boutique firm providing government affairs and business advisory services to help clients navigate today’s changing geopolitical and economic landscape. EGA has deep expertise on the ground in the U.S. and Canada, APAC, MENA, Europe, Latin America, and India. EGA’s team members work seamlessly with Edelman’s other 6,000+ world-class communications professionals to deliver truly integrated client services.