Orson Porter is Vice Chairman with Teneo, based in Washington, D.C. Orson advises Teneo’s clients on various government and public affairs matters.
Prior to joining Teneo, Orson served as the U.S. Director of Government and Public Affairs for Nike, Inc. Prior to joining Nike, Orson was appointed by President William J. Clinton as Special Assistant to the President, serving as the White House Midwest Political Director. Orson interfaced regularly with members of Congress, Governors, state and local elected officials, and other constituencies.
Before his appointment to the White House, Orson worked for Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist, where he served as the City’s Principal Federal Liaison. In 1999, Orson was selected to participate in the highly-competitive European Union Visitors Programme. This program elects national leaders from non-member countries to visit the European Union as guests of the European Parliament and the European Commission to discuss matters of mutual interest.
Orson attended the University of Wisconsin where he majored in journalism and communications.
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Steve Clemons, Editor-at-Large of The Hill, and Orson Porter, Senior Managing Director at Teneo, join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the Biden Administration. Listen to the Call Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Well, good day, everyone. Thank you for joining today's edition of Teneo Insights.
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Countdown to the U.S. Election (Part 2)
Tony Sayegh, Mike Allen, Phil Cox and Orson Porter join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the upcoming U.S. elections. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Good day, everyone. And welcome to today's Teneo Insights Webinar. I'm Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President of Teneo Political Risk Advisory, calling in from New York City today. We are 75…
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Jerome Hauer, Ph.D, Gabriel Wildau, Martha Carter, Orson Porter, and Tony Sayegh join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the latest updates and developments regarding the effect of the coronavirus. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Good morning everyone or good afternoon and thank you for joining today’s Teneo insights call. I’m Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President…
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March 26, 2020 - By Andrea Calise, Kevin Kajiwara, Orson Porter
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Courtney Adante, Jerome Hauer, Ph.D, Jonathan Wackrow, Martha Carter, Orson Porter, Stephen Cohen and Wolf Piccoli join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the latest updates and developments regarding the effect of the coronavirus. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Good day everyone and welcome to our Teneo Insights call on coronavirus. Also welcome to…
March 20, 2020 - By Courtney Adante, Kevin Kajiwara, Martha Carter, Orson Porter, Stephen Cohen
