Kieran Mahoney

Kieran Mahoney

Kieran Mahoney is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Mercury Public Affairs, a high-stakes public strategy firm. He is one of the nation's leading political and public affairs strategists, providing counsel to a wide variety of political and business clients.12

Key Facts about Kieran Mahoney

• Called one of the "best political strategists of his generation" by The New York Times12
• Has been helping candidates win elections for more than 20 years, managing and consulting on elections in over 30 states12
• Served as a senior adviser to all three of Governor George Pataki's campaigns in New York, including as the top strategist and manager of Pataki's first gubernatorial campaign in 1994 that ended Democrat Mario Cuomo's twelve-year reign12
• Managed successful public affairs campaigns, proxy fights, and public relations battles for industry leaders in telecommunications, healthcare, energy and transportation12
• Clients have included many well-known companies in the Fortune 500 such as Microsoft, AT&T and Lockheed Martin2
• Founded Mercury in 1999, growing it from a boutique communications firm in New York to the largest bipartisan strategic consultancy in the industry, with over 100 strategists in offices nationwide2

Kieran Mahoney's extensive political experience and unrivaled knowledge of New York politics have made him a prominent figure in the state's political landscape for over two decades. He continues to provide strategic counsel to his clients at Mercury Public Affairs.