# DCI Group

> DCI Group is an independently owned Washington public affairs consultancy that turns policy problems into coordinated campaigns. Its work combines research, coalition building, media relations, government affairs, local field networks, crisis preparation, and targeted creative, chiefly for large companies, trade associations, coalitions, nonprofits, investors, and institutions facing consequential regulatory, legislative, litigation, transaction, or reputation questions.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Synhorst (Founder), Doug Goodyear (Founder), Tim Hyde (Founder)
- **Products:** Strategic Communications, Crisis Management and Litigation Support, Coalition Building and Management, Research and Insights, Public Affairs and Government Relations
- **Notable:** Grew from a six-person, single-client operation into a firm that says it employs more than 100 professionals., Built a network of political, media, and government affairs specialists across all 50 U.S. states and six continents., In a financial-services campaign through 2024, DCI says it recruited nearly 100 organizations and experts, generated more than 70 local opinion pieces and news stories, and helped prevent targeted bills in more than nine states.

## Products & services

- **Strategic Communications** — Message and content development, executive positioning, media placement, opinion research, competitive research, and spokesperson training.
- **Crisis Management and Litigation Support** — Rapid response, litigation communications, creditor enforcement communications, investor activism support, research, digital work, and crisis simulations.
- **Coalition Building and Management** — Ally recruitment, stakeholder mapping, mobilization, coalition incorporation and compliance, event logistics, and message amplification.
- **Research and Insights** — Bespoke investor research, policy monitoring, opposition research, special reports, and policymaker roundtables.
- **Public Affairs and Government Relations** — Integrated advocacy at federal, state, local, and international levels, including lobbying, ballot initiatives, grassroots mobilization, and regulatory strategy.
- **Mergers and Acquisitions** — Regulatory strategy, financial media relations, paid media, creative work, and third-party support intended to help transactions win approval.
- **State and Local Campaigns** — A 50-state network supporting state government affairs, local media, policy monitoring, coalition work, and ballot campaigns.
- **International Public Affairs** — Government affairs, media relations, policy analysis, grassroots mobilization, and ally engagement across multiple continents.
- **Digital, Creative and Analytics** — Audience and influencer mapping, advertising, video and content production, social listening, visual identity, web development, SEO, and campaign analytics.

## Achievements

- Grew from a six-person, single-client operation into a firm that says it employs more than 100 professionals.
- Built a network of political, media, and government affairs specialists across all 50 U.S. states and six continents.
- In a financial-services campaign through 2024, DCI says it recruited nearly 100 organizations and experts, generated more than 70 local opinion pieces and news stories, and helped prevent targeted bills in more than nine states.
- Built and managed an online-safety advocacy coalition of more than 100 organizations; DCI says coalition-backed legislation had passed in three states by July 2025.
- Helped preserve an energy-focused investor-state dispute mechanism in the final United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
- Ran its first firm-wide AI Innovation Challenge in 2026, producing eleven working prototypes and three selected winners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — DCI published notes from the National Governors Association summer meeting on AI, energy reliability, workforce development, and federal-state partnerships.
- **2026-08** — The firm completed its first company-wide AI Innovation Challenge: eleven teams built working tools for communications and internal operations, and three projects were selected as winners.
- **2026-08** — DCI added six professionals across client services, digital, and strategic communications, saying more than 100 professionals now work across the firm.
- **2026-08** — DCI formalized crisis simulations as a client offering built around scenario design, a timed tabletop exercise, a hot wash, and an after-action report.
- **2026-06** — DCI announced seven hires and three promotions across its public affairs and strategic communications bench.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dcigroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dci-group
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dcigroup
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DCIGroup

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