Damian O'Doherty
Damian is a media executive who represents Fortune 100 companies, NFL athletes, prominent family offices, trade associations, university presidents, master plan developers, and U.S. Governors and Mayors - all in high stakes and crisis communications.
Growing up in politics between the Washington and Baltimore beltways, Damian’s style of advocacy combines a D.C. politico savvy with gritty, Baltimore storytelling and machine politics follow-through.
Over his career, Damian developed into an “outside fighter” who uses his significant reach and network to marshal a broad mix of media, 3rd party support, and tactical content combinations to every public bout.
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny said Damian’s campaign creative was the one to watch in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Democratic Primary campaign. Damian’s content-centered approach to public affairs allows his clients, working in everything from real estate, tech, transportation, healthcare, and energy - to become the media and not simply react to it.
“There is nothing more rewarding than holding elected officials, stakeholders, and media organizations accountable to the communities they serve.”
– Damian O’Doherty
Career Associations
Publisher, Center Maryland
Chairman, Maryland Auto Insurance
Foundation Board Member, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Board Member, National Aquarium
Chairman, Back On My Feet
Commissioner, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Member, Maryland Bar Association
Member, Baltimore County Alcoholic Beverage License Reform Commission
Trustee, Maryland Democratic Party
Chairman’s Circle, Democratic Governors Association
Chairman, Generation Forward Presidential SuperPac
Founder, O’PAC
Legislative Coordinator, Baltimore City Senators and Senate Black Caucus
Committee Counsel, Senate of Maryland
General Counsel, Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS
Senior Advisor, Baltimore County Executive
Chair, Government Affairs Practice, Smith, Gildea, and Schmidt