Brad Chase
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Brad Chase joined Capitol Media Partners in January 2011 as Partner. His skills and expertise in communications and public relations has been honed in nearly a decade of serving dozens of FORTUNE 500 companies. In managing a broad variety of projects, he has experience spanning the communications spectrum - including media relations, issues/crisis management, relationship building, social and digital media, public affairs, customer/client engagement, executive visibility, corporate social responsibility and general public relations.

Prior to joining Capitol Media Partners, Chase was the Director of Communications at DaVita Inc, a FORTUNE 500 company with more than $6 billion in annual revenue and 34,000 employees. His tenure included serving as the acting head of communications for the company, a role in which he supervised a staff of 12 people in the execution of all external and internal communications initiatives.

Prior to joining DaVita, Chase worked for two of the leading international public relations agencies - Hill & Knowlton and Fleishman-Hillard - and has represented some of the largest companies in the world - including Wal-Mart, Hilton, Symantec, DaVita and WellPoint.

Additionally, Chase has experience in the political arena, serving as Press Secretary for the Democratic candidate in a special election for the United States House of Representatives seat in California’s 48th district in 2005.

Chase received his master’s degree in strategic public relations from the University of Southern California and a dual bachelor’s degree in politics and philosophy from the University of Virginia.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, he serves on the Advisory Council for Clark Street Capital and is a member of the thinkLA “Only in L.A.” committee.

Blog Entries by Brad Chase

Obama Applies 19th Century Strategy for 21st Century Problems

109 Comments | Posted September 26, 2011 | 12:06:31 (EST)

Jobs. It's the word on the tip of the tongue of every politician, pundit, blogger and Beltway insider. But talk is cheap. With unemployment at 9.1 percent and both parties seemingly more focused on an election 14 months away, the most powerful man in the world is appearing this week...

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Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution

Posted June 17, 2011 | 15:04:24 (EST)

Horse racing, wrestling and football have little in common aside from the inherent competition they provide. However, the sports' athletes face a very similar set of challenges once the competition is over. Addressing the health and welfare of aging and retired professional athletes has become a major sticking point for...

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Hollywood Follows Wall Street?

Posted March 4, 2011 | 14:01:09 (EST)

Hollywood is supposed to be the place where people take risks. It's the place where the industry types push the limits anew and create something fresh from the faint. It's not supposed to be a place where yesterday is the standard. But this week, the Hollywood establishment made two choices...

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