James Byers brings 25 years of experience in public policy issue management and communications to firm clients. His areas of expertise include coalition building, business-labor relations, dialogue facilitation, crisis management and the development of creative communications programs.

Mr. Byers serves as Treasurer of the National Democratic Club in Washington, D.C.

Previously, Mr. Byers was Senior Associate with the Washington political consulting firm of Walker / Free Associates. He provided public affairs strategy and writing services to business, labor and political leaders involved with international energy, environment, manufacturing, intellectual property and entertainment issues.

Before beginning his career in corporate and political communication, Mr. Byers worked for the National Broadcasting Company in New York and Washington, D.C. in business management and on-air technical operations. He published articles on media issues and worked as a creative writer for a New York agency. Mr. Byers came to the East Coast after college graduation as poetry coordinator and fiction reader for Doubleday & Company in New York.

Mr. Byers received his B.A. in English with Departmental Distinction from Colorado College.