Amos J. Hochstein

Amos Hochstein’s expertise stems from years spent working on international policy issues on Capitol Hill and for political campaigns. Immediately prior to joining Cassidy & Associates, Mr. Hochstein was the Deputy Campaign Manager for Senator Chris Dodd where he oversaw all of the campaign’s major policy, communications, research and political operations. He also served as Policy Director for the Campaign, working closely with think tank leaders and policy experts in various industries including financial services. Prior to his work on the Dodd campaign, Mr. Hochstein was an Executive Vice President at Cassidy & Associates and head of the International Affairs and Trade Practice Group. During this period, he was also a Policy Advisor for then Governor, now Senator, Mark Warner where he provided policy guidance to the Governor on foreign, domestic and economic policy issues, and traveled internationally facilitating and staffing meetings for Governor Warner with senior political and business leaders in Israel and Jordan.

Mr. Hochstein is known for successfully representing foreign and domestic clients on a wide variety of issues ranging from technology and telecommunications to defense and aerospace. He has represented foreign governments on bilateral relations with the U.S. in general and during their trade negotiations in particular. Mr. Hochstein also has experience advising U.S. and foreign companies through the Mergers & Acquisitions regulatory process. He has worked to obtain World Bank approval for major infrastructure projects on behalf of stakeholder companies and governments. Mr. Hochstein focuses primarily on the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Russia, CIS, and EU institutions.

Before joining Cassidy & Associates and working with Governor Warner, Mr. Hochstein served as the Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, where he directed the overall Democratic foreign policy agenda and served as an advisor to all 23 Democratic Members of the Committee. He had specific responsibility over international economic policy, export controls on high technology, and Middle East policy. Prior to his work on the Committee, Mr. Hochstein was a member of the professional staff for the House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade where he worked on international trade agreements, privacy issues, and trade and export promotion. Between his time spent working for the Committee and his tenure on the Subcommittee, Mr. Hochstein represented the United States Congress to multi-lateral organizations and foreign governments in over 50 countries. Earlier in his career, he served as a Legislative Assistant to Representative Sam Gejdenson (D-CT), worked at Bankers Trust, Inc. in NYC (now part of Deutsche Bank), and was a consultant at Lapidot PR.