# Nation Consulting LLC

> Nation Consulting LLC is a Milwaukee public-strategies firm founded in 2003 by Thad Nation. Its small team works across public relations, government affairs, political campaigns, nonprofit management, crisis communications, fundraising, media buying and organizational strategy for local, regional and national clients. The firm's defining proposition is not a single product but institutional fluency: helping executives and organizations coordinate what they say, whom they need to persuade and how they act when media, government and community interests collide.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukee, United States
- **Founders:** Thad Nation (Founder and Senior Partner)
- **Products:** Strategic planning and organizational development, Public and media relations, Crisis and issues management, Government relations and advocacy, Political campaign consulting
- **Notable:** Operating continuously since 2003 in a relationship-driven consulting market., Built a client mix spanning corporations, nonprofits, economic-development organizations and political campaigns., Helped H.J. Martin & Son secure coverage in national media and key regional publications, according to the client's CEO.

## Products & services

- **Strategic planning and organizational development** — Facilitated planning, prioritization, restructuring, project management and sustainable organizational development.
- **Public and media relations** — Message development, spokesperson preparation, earned media, materials, brand visibility and media outreach.
- **Crisis and issues management** — Crisis plans, workshops, rapid-response preparation and coordination among leadership, boards, counsel and communications teams.
- **Government relations and advocacy** — Navigation of state and federal government, policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement and grassroots organizing.
- **Political campaign consulting** — Strategy and campaign management for local, state and national races, including campaign finance and communications.
- **Fundraising, polling and research** — Fundraising support, grant procurement, public-opinion research and message testing.
- **Digital, social and paid media** — Online planning, websites, social media, email, advertising production and media buying across digital, print, radio and television.

## Achievements

- Operating continuously since 2003 in a relationship-driven consulting market.
- Built a client mix spanning corporations, nonprofits, economic-development organizations and political campaigns.
- Helped H.J. Martin & Son secure coverage in national media and key regional publications, according to the client's CEO.
- Supported New North for nearly a decade with communications counsel, events, public-official relationships and base-building, according to the organization's executive director.
- Partner Jason Rae was re-elected secretary of the Democratic National Committee in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Nation Consulting partner Jason Rae was re-elected secretary of the Democratic National Committee.
- **2025-02** — A Wisconsin campaign-finance filing reported two $5,000 general-consulting payments to Nation Consulting during the 2025 spring election period.
- **2024-03** — Milwaukee County campaign-finance records reported two $3,000 general-consulting payments to the firm.
- **2023-08** — Longtime partner Sachin Chheda left Nation Consulting after 17 years; the firm's current public team lists Thad Nation, Jason Rae, Carly Wilson and Felipe Morales Rivas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nationconsulting.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nation-consulting-llc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NationPR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationConsulting

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Last updated: 2026-09-22