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# Niki Christoff 

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Niki Christoff is the founder and CEO of [Christoff & Co.](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/www.nikichristoff.com/christoffandco___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZlMjU1MTM1ZWY0MDczNGI0NDMzMWMxNDI0ZThlODYzOjY6NWZkNDo4ZDNlMDAzM2IwYTE1Y2E2MzQ4NjVhMzQ5ODBmN2JlY2I5MTllODIwYzVkNTdiNGJiZDgyZWExNWIzN2JlZThmOmg6VA), a Washington-based boutique consultancy that advises clients on public policy, political strategy, messaging, and media relations. She is also the Executive Director of the Emerging Tech Alliance, a non-profit that educates the public, advances constructive dialogue around policymaking, and conducts communications campaigns to champion emerging tech. She is an active investor in early-stage tech companies and hosts a bi-weekly podcast, Tech’ed Up, that features zippy interviews with high-profile guests across tech, politics, and journalism.

Niki managed front-page press and public policy moments for more than a decade at Silicon Valley companies, including Salesforce, Uber, and Google. She honed her Beltway expertise as a policy aide on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. She has served as an independent director on the board of a publicly traded company, MedMen, and is an outside advisor to Graphika and Prescient Applied Intelligence. 

After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard College, Niki earned a J.D. at Harvard Law School. She began her career as a litigator and remains active in the D.C. Bar Association. In 2019 *Fortune* magazine recognized Niki as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Politics.

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