Rustin Silverstein, Managing Director
Rustin Silverstein provides strategic policy and communications advice informed by a professional career spent in law, business, government, and media.
Most recently, Rustin served as an attorney at the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson where his practice covered all aspects of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other contract matters. He also has experience with federal and state litigation and has advised clients on federal regulatory and government contracting issues.
Prior to practicing law, Rustin worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm. While there, he analyzed and formulated solutions to a variety of complex business problems across a range of industries.
Earlier in his career, Rustin gained high-level communications experience as a congressional press secretary, television news producer, and presidential campaign staff member. He directed the communications and media strategy for Congressman Tim Roemer of Indiana. In that role, Rustin regularly communicated legislative and policy issues to policymakers, the press, and the public through the drafting and delivery of numerous press releases, speeches, op-eds and public statements. Upon leaving Capitol Hill, he produced and wrote for the nationally-televised political talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews. Previously, Rustin also served on the national advance staff for the Gore/Lieberman presidential campaign where he coordinated national and local press coverage of campaign events across the country.
Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Rustin received his bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard College and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Julie and their two children, Matan and Noa.
