About

As Principal of Meredith J. DeWitt Consulting, Meredith provides clients with focused strategic counsel, aligning clients’ public interactions with their personal and organizational goals. Since forming her own consulting firm in 2004, Meredith has advised national political committees and candidates on fundraising strategy and has worked with an impressive roster of private individuals in managing their philanthropic interests as they seek to make a difference in their communities.

Meredith has provided advice on national politics, speechwriting and fundraising for over 20 years, including work on five U.S. Presidential campaigns and six years as a congressional legislative advisor in Washington, D.C. Meredith has been a consultant to all three major Democratic political committees – the DNC, DSCC and the DCCC and has served as an aide to President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Senator Hillary Clinton, and Senator John Kerry.

In 2002, Meredith worked with former Governor Ann Richards serving as Managing Director for the New York City office of Public Strategies, a Texas based firm that specializes in crises communications and public affairs. Meredith also served as Executive Director of Corporate Outreach for Jann Wenner at Wenner Media where she was responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategy for Wenner Media’s three magazine properties - Rolling Stone, U.S. Weekly and Men’s Journal.

Meredith was Legislative Director and Chief of Staff for Congressman Michael A. Andrews of Texas, who served on the Budget, Ways & Means and Joint Economic Committees. In 1995, Meredith was the youngest Chief of Staff on Capitol Hill. Meredith’s Hill experience also includes work in the congressional offices of former Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) and Representative John Bryant (D-TX).

Meredith received her B.A. degree in Government from American University in Washington, D.C. and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law at Austin. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children.