The following is one of CEO Update's regular series of conversations with association leaders. In a full-tilt political environment that grows more complicated by the day, Doug Pinkham sees modern public affairs as a sophisticated cocktail of grassroots and direct advocacy mixed with corporate social responsibility and crisis communications. When Pinkham joined the American Gas Association in 1982, he aspired to be an energy writer. Several promotions—and 14 years—later, Pinkham was hooked by what he calls “the potential for unlikely alliances.” That spirit serves him well as president of the Public Affairs Council, where the membership roster includes disparate corporate… Read More