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Top 25 Issue management consultancies based in the United States

Name: Issue management consultancies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 1,338 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,338 issue management consultancies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 9,137 professional contacts across them, including 4,010 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers issue management consultancies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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9,137Contacts tracked

4,010Verified emails

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The 25 largest issue management consultancies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,338 issue management consultancies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to issue management consultancies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Solomonedwards	Indirect evidence	Wayne, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	557 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 25 years, SolomonEdwards has empowered organizations to tackle common and complex business challenges through strategic advisory, technical advocacy, and hands-on…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Sodali & CO	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	431 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sodali & Co advises corporate clients worldwide as they navigate the complex dynamic of shareholder and stakeholder interests.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Mercury Public Affairs, LLC	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	390 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mercury is a national bipartisan government relations and strategic communications firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	SKDK	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SKDK provides strategic advice, public relations, crisis communications, advertising, direct mail, and research to national and international companies, advocacy organizations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	AVŌQ	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Excellence isn’t enough.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Global Strategy Group	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Global Strategy Group is the go-to public affairs, communications, and research partner for companies, causes, and campaigns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Orchestra	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company purpose-built for a world defined by speed, fragmentation and unprecedented transparency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Finsbury Glover Hering	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are now FGS Global.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	M C Saatchi SSK	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	141 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We bring together powerful earned-first creativity with expertise in brand strategy, social impact, issue advocacy, and corporate reputation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	The Results Company	Indirect evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Results Company creates winning communications and outreach strategies for businesses and organizations at the local, state and federal levels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Public & Government Affairs At Edelman	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	121 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Edelman’s public and government affairs team of consultants are trusted and experienced public affairs advisors-including former government officials, political advisors, policy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Strategies 360	Indirect evidence	Carson City, NV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Big Challenges Need Integrated Strategists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Chernoff Newman	Indirect evidence	Columbia, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	84 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chernoff Newman has deep category experience in agriculture, food and beverage, education, energy, financial/insurance, healthcare and infrastructure.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Acutech Consulting Group	Partial evidence	Mclean, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AcuTech Consulting Group is a specialty consulting firm with a unique background in process safety, chemical security, and emergency management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	The Herald Group	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Herald Group offers the best of both worlds – the full-scale capabilities and reach of a large firm with the servicing and attention of a small firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Gravity Research	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gravity Research empowers organizations to anticipate risk, spot opportunities, and rationalize reputational concerns against a backdrop of evolving public pressures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Freedman Consulting, LLC	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Freedman Consulting, LLC, a mission-driven firm, offers strategic consulting services to foundations, nonprofit organizations, and public interest coalitions, advising many of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	California Strategies	Indirect evidence	Sacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CALIFORNIA STRATEGIES, LLC is a full-service public affairs consulting firm dedicated to successfully navigating clients through the myriad pathways of California's political…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Cgcn Group	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CGCN Group is an integrated advocacy and strategic communications firm that specializes in helping Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and trade associations navigate complex…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Ward Circle Strategies	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ward Circle Strategies, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Breakwater Strategy	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Breakwater Strategy is an advisory partner on high-visibility, high-stakes public affairs, corporate reputation and capital markets issues for leading businesses, nonprofits and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Pilko & Associates	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are the trusted Advisor to corporate officers and boards on mitigating Operational/EHS Risks and unlocking value for global energy, chemical and industrial companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	ARC Initiatives	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are among Washington’s leading strategists, campaigners, communicators, team builders, creatives, storytellers, implementers, and advisors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	LOT Sixteen	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We deliver policy and communications support that is bracingly honest, refreshingly creative and expertly executed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Signal Group DC	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We deliver successful outcomes for our clients, specializing in strategic communications, public affairs & government relations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: issue management consultancies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names issue management consultancies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of issue management consultancies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name issue management consultancies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Issue management consultancies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

43.9%Verified-email coverage

6.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

13.7%Largest-city concentration · Washington

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,087

11-50

205

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,338 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among issue management consultancies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “issue management consultancies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names issue management consultancies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among issue management consultancies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,010 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names issue management consultancies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many issue management consultancies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,338 issue management consultancies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Solomonedwards, headquartered in Wayne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most issue management consultancies?

Washington leads with 183 headquartered companies, followed by New York (90) and Chicago (35).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,010 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,338 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.