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Kirill Goncharenko is a Founding Partner of Mercury Public Affairs and leads the firm's operations in Washington, D.C., California, Texas, St. Louis and Minneapolis. In addition, Mr. Goncharenko manages FHGR, the national lobbying firm owned by Fleishman-Hillard and managed by Mercury Public Affairs.Prior to founding Mercury Public Affairs, Mr. Goncharenko worked in international relations in the United States Senate, served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for a $3 billion healthcare company with 65,000 employees and as an Executive Vice President of global crisis communications at Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations firm.Mr. Goncharenko’s extensive corporate background, coupled with a foundation in electoral politics and Capitol Hill, allows him to devise cutting-edge public affairs campaigns that achieve specific business results for his many global clients, including Motorola, AT&T, Seagram, CBS, Southern California Edison, HCA, Pfizer, and Hilton Hotels among many others. His recent strategic work for one client led to billions of new federal funding and tort reform in several key states. In addition, Mr. Goncharenko has provided senior counsel to corporations under the spotlight of some of the highest profile crises of the past 15 years. Mr. Goncharenko frequently speaks on crisis management at executive conferences, including the Forbes CEO Forum.Mr. Goncharenko received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Mr. Goncharenko speaks Russian and resides in Manhattan with his partner Yulia and son Sasha. | 