With two decades of experience at the highest levels of politics and government, Eric Schultz navigates clients through the intertwined national media and political landscape. Schultz counsels high-profile individuals, organizations, and companies across public and private sectors. Since 2017, Schultz has served as a senior advisor to former President Barack Obama. In this capacity, he helped launch Higher Ground Productions and manages President Obama’s political engagement.

Drawing on his experiences in Washington and media, Schultz consults for numerous television and film projects, including television scripts and major motion pictures like A24’s Civil War, HBO’s Succession, and Netflix’s upcoming thriller, Zero Day.

During the Obama Administration, Schultz served as White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, speaking on behalf of the Administration on Air Force One and in the White House briefing room, and managing the Administration’s proactive messaging and news-of-the-day responses. Schultz was originally hired by the White House to handle the Administration’s response to congressional oversight investigations, gaining recognition in Politico as the strategist “White House officials turn to in a crisis to handle communications.”

Before joining the White House, Schultz spent nearly ten years on Capitol Hill working for key U.S. Senators, including Charles Schumer and for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, overseeing messaging strategies of campaigns in 18 competitive states. He is also a veteran of numerous statewide and national campaigns. In each of these roles, Schultz worked to proactively define opponents, becoming “well-known among Washington reporters for his aggressive, behind-the-scenes approach,” as noted by Politico.