Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. ("PPHC" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:PPHC), a leading global strategic communications provider, today announced that MultiState, a PPHC subsidiary providing state-level government relations, has hired Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans, specialists in federal, state, and local government relations, through the acquisition of the assets of their respective management companies Cowen Consulting, LLC and Putnam Strategies, LLC. 

The acqui-hire additions significantly expand MultiState's stakeholder engagement practice, which works with political organizations including governors' associations (NGA, RGA, DGA), attorney general groups (NAAG, RAGA, DAGA), and other state-level (political and policy) organizations. With the addition of Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans, MultiState's dedicated stakeholder engagement team continues its growth, complementing a broader group of MultiState staff who engage in stakeholder work across their portfolios.

MultiState established its stakeholder engagement practice over the past three years under the leadership of Maggie Mick, who previously served as Chief Advancement Officer at the Council of State Governments. The hiring of Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans accelerates the growth of the practice and positions the firm to better serve large clients who require sophisticated multistate strategies.

Lee Cowen and Nicholas Evans bring an established client roster of major national companies and organizations. They have built trusted relationships over decades in state government affairs, and their clients represent strong candidates for MultiState's broader suite of services, including issue management and lobbying compliance.