Global Strategy Group

In 1995, GSG was founded by Jonathan Silvan (CEO), Jefrey Pollock (President), and Jeffrey Plaut (Partner) as a boutique polling firm.Confessore, Nicholas, [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/nyregion/29global.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin "In Consulting Group's Rise, Hints of How Albany Works"], The New York Times, September 29, 2008. From its inception, GSG has conducted public opinion research on behalf of its clients.{{cite news |author= |date=2007 |title=40 Under 40 Class of 2007 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/jefrey-pollock |work=Crain's New York |access-date=August 7, 2023}} Its clients have included political, corporate, and nonprofit organizations.{{Cite web |last=Weatherhead |first=Alex |date=2022-03-10 |title=Meet the Pollsters Pushing Corporate Clients, Special Interests — and the Democrats |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/03/10/democrats-polling-firms-global-strategy-group-lake-research/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}} Over time, it has also developed public relations, public affairs, and creative services.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Annie |date=2022-03-31 |title=Amazon hired an influential Democratic pollster to fight Staten Island union drive |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/31/amazon-hired-pro-democrat-consultant-to-fight-staten-island-union-vote.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Steve |date=March 25, 2021 |title=On the Move: Global Strategy Group Hires Lee for Storytelling |url=https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/15899/2021-03-25/move-global-strategy-group-hires-lee-for-storytelling.html |work=O'Dwyer's |access-date=August 7, 2023}} In 2008, the firm's annual revenues were about $20 million, and it had 50 employees.{{cite news |author= |date=2007 |title=40 Under 40 Class of 2007 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/jefrey-pollock |work=Crain's New York |access-date=August 7, 2023}} In addition to its main offices in New York and Washington, D.C., GSG reports offices in Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Nashville; and Hartford, Connecticut.{{Cite web|title=Locations|url=https://globalstrategygroup.com/locations/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Global Strategy Group|language=en-US}}

In 2019, GSG recorded $33.4 million in revenue. That figure increased to $50.5 million the following year.{{cite web |url=https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/global-pr-agency-rankings/2021-pr-agency-rankings/top-250/ |title=Global Top 250 PR Agency Rankings 2021 |date=2021 |website=PRovoke Media |access-date=August 7, 2023}} In 2022, the Milan-based communications firm SEC Newgate acquired a significant stake in GSG. Following this acquisition, GSG continued to function independently, while using SEC Newgate's resources to expand its operations outside the United States.{{cite news |last=Marszalek |first=Diana |date=April 4, 2022 |title=SEC Newgate Buys "Significant Stake" in GSG |url=https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/sec-newgate-buys-significant-stake-in-gsg |work=PRovoke Media |access-date=August 7, 2023}} As of April 2022, GSG had approximately 150 employees.

GSG has advised New York politicians, including former Governors Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer.{{Cite news |last=Confessore |first=Nicholas |date=2008-09-29 |title=In Consulting Group, Hints of How Albany Works |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/nyregion/29global.html |access-date=2021-09-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The firm also advises current New York Governor Kathy Hochul.{{cite news |last=Fandos |first=Nicholas |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Hochul Amassed a Campaign Fortune. Here's Who it Came From. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/nyregion/hochul-fund-raising-donors.html |work=New York Times |access-date=October 13, 2023}} The relationship between GSG and Hochul dates back to the New York 26th congressional district special election, when GSG did polling work for her campaign.{{cite news |last=Paybarah |first=Azi |date=May 25, 2011 |title=Behind Hochul's Victory, A Team of Operatives |url=https://observer.com/2011/05/behind-hochuls-victory-a-team-of-operatives/ |work=Observer |access-date=October 13, 2023}}

During Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial tenure, GSG President Jefrey Pollock was described as a member of Cuomo's "inner circle".{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Ex-Buttigieg strategist, PR execs helped Gov. Cuomo fight sex-harass accusations|url=https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/ex-buttigieg-strategist-pr-execs-helped-cuomo-fight-accusations/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=New York Post|language=en-US}} According to the New York Times, Pollock was one of the key figures who advised Cuomo in the wake of the 2021 sexual harassment scandal that ultimately culminated in his resignation.{{Cite news|last=Glueck|first=Katie|date=2021-03-06|title=A Governor in Isolation: How Andrew Cuomo Lost His Grip on New York|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/nyregion/cuomo-crisis-sexual-harassment.html|access-date=2021-09-21|issn=0362-4331}} A New York State attorney general report found that Pollock advised Cuomo to "express contrition" shortly after allegations against the governor became public.{{cite news |last=Breuninger |first=Kevin |last2=Mangan |first2=Dan |date=August 3, 2021 |title=Cuomo violated federal, state laws as he sexually harassed multiple women, NY attorney general says |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/03/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-report.html |work=CNBC |access-date=October 13, 2023}}

GSG has advised Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2012|title=Pollock Named Pollster Of The Year|website=The New York Observer|url=http://observer.com/2012/04/pollock-named-pollster-of-the-year/}} It has also done polling for New York House Representatives, including Joe Morelle,{{cite news |author= |date= |title=The 2021 Political Consultants Power 75 |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2021/10/2021-political-consultants-power-75/186320/ |work=City & State New York |access-date=October 15, 2023}} Ritchie Torres,{{cite news |author= |date=October 10, 2023 |title=The 2023 Political Consultants Power 100 |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2023/10/2023-political-consultants-power-100/390956/ |work=City & State New York |access-date=October 15, 2023}} Jerry Nadler,{{cite news |last=Tomaswick |first=Lea |last2=Tristant |first2=Randy |date=2022 |title=Power Players in the 2022 Elections |url=https://politicsny.com/power-lists/power-players-in-the-2022-elections/page/4/#global-strategy-group |work=Politics NY |access-date=October 15, 2023}} and Pat Ryan.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jesse J. |date=October 9, 2018 |title=Delgado claims pro-Ryan PAC targeted him with poll |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/06/08/pro-ryan-pac-aims-push-polling-at-delgado/ |work=Hudson Valley One |access-date=October 13, 2023}}

GSG advised Bill de Blasio during his 2009 Public Advocate campaign.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Jarrett|date=2013-05-13|title=The Numbers: Campaign Consultants Who Double As Lobbyists|url=https://citylimits.org/2013/05/13/the-numbers-campaign-consultants-who-double-as-lobbyists/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=City Limits|language=en-US}} In 2021, GSG ran polling for 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer.{{Cite web|last=Khurshid|first=Samar|title=Consultants, Advisors and Staff: Who's Running the Democratic Mayoral Campaigns|url=https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/10486-consultants-advisors-staff-who-is-running-mayoral-candidate-campaigns|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Gotham Gazette|language=en-gb}}

GSG served as Representative Joe Crowley's pollster in the 2018 Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District. Though a GSG poll commissioned by Crowley's campaign found him up 35% versus activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crowley ultimately lost to Ocasio-Cortez by 15%.{{Cite news|last=Lovett|first=Kenneth|title=LOVETT: Potential leftist surge in New York could be tough for polls to pick up – NY Daily News|language=en-US|work=nydailynews.com|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-polls-cuomo-nixon-20180701-story.html|access-date=2018-07-04}}{{Cite web|title=POLITICO Playbook: Understanding what Joe Crowley's drubbing means for D.C.|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/06/27/crowley-ocasio-cortez-house-democrats-new-york-281819|access-date=2018-07-04|website=POLITICO|language=en}}

Global Strategy Group is one of the largest Democratic polling firms in America.{{cite news |last=Greenwood |first=Max |date=April 13, 2021 |title=Democratic pollsters acknowledge 'major errors' in 2020 surveys |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/547876-democratic-pollsters-acknowledge-major-errors-in-2020-surveys/ |work=The Hill |access-date=November 7, 2023}} Its past clients have included Al Gore during his 2000 presidential run,{{cite news |last1=Cillizza |first1=Chris |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |date=September 10, 2003 |title=Democratic Polling Firms Merge |url=https://rollcall.com/2003/09/10/democratic-polling-firms-merge/ |work=Roll Call |access-date=January 16, 2024}} John Edwards in 2008,{{Cite news |last=Mosk |first=Matthew |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Edwards Points to a Link |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/05/AR2007100502475.html }} former Governor of Iowa Chet Culver,{{Cite web|title=Culver touts new poll showing closer race|url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/culver-touts-new-poll-showing-closer-race/article_b1caeeaa-d6af-11df-a97a-001cc4c002e0.html}} and former Governor of Montana Brian Schweitzer.{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2012|title=Pollock Named Pollster Of The Year|website=The New York Observer|url=http://observer.com/2012/04/pollock-named-pollster-of-the-year/}} The firm has also done polling for Democratic candidates including Governors J.B. Pritzker,{{cite news |last=Korecki |first=Natasha |last2=Strauss |first2=Daniel |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Insurgents jolt Illinois governor's race |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/illinois-governor-rauner-pritzker-417898 |work=Politico |access-date=November 7, 2023}} Janet Mills,{{cite news |last=Billings |first=Randy |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Maine Gubernatorial Candidates Spent Millions Out of State |url=https://www.governing.com/finance/maine-gubernatorial-candidates-spent-millions-out-of-state |work=Governing |access-date=November 7, 2023}} and Josh Shapiro;{{cite news |last=Addy |first=Jason |date=June 8, 2016 |title=PoliticsPA: Shapiro spent $1.4M in 2 weeks before primary win |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/morning_roundup/2016/06/josh-shapiro-ag-democrat-primary-spending-1-millio.html |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |access-date=November 7, 2023}} Senators Ed Markey and Jacky Rosen;{{Cite web |last=Weatherhead |first=Alex |date=2022-03-10 |title=Meet the Pollsters Pushing Corporate Clients, Special Interests — and the Democrats |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/03/10/democrats-polling-firms-global-strategy-group-lake-research/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}} and Representatives Gabe Vasquez,{{cite news |last=Dorn |first=Sara |date=October 24, 2022 |title=These Are The Ten Races Democrats View As 'Critical' In Their Bid To Maintain Control Of The House |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/10/21/these-are-the-10-races-democrats-view-as-critical-in-their-bid-to-maintain-control-of-the-house/?sh=349a73071a55 |work=Forbes |access-date=November 7, 2023}} Sharice Davids,{{cite news |last=Bowman |first=Bridget |date=April 21, 2018 |title=Davids Has Slight Lead Over Yoder, Democratic Poll Shows |url=https://rollcall.com/2018/08/21/davids-has-slight-lead-over-yoder-democratic-poll-shows/ |work=Roll Call |access-date=November 7, 2023}} and Steven Horsford.{{cite news |last=Rindels |first=Michelle |date=August 21, 2018 |title=After Hardy's poll shows dead heat, Horsford releases poll showing he's 10 points ahead |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/after-hardys-poll-shows-dead-heat-horsford-releases-poll-showing-hes-10-points-ahead |work=The Nevada Independent |access-date=November 7, 2023}} In 2024, GSG conducted polling for Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ashley |last2=Reston |first2=Maeve |date=September 4, 2024 |title=How Democrats made Project 2025 one of their top anti-GOP attacks |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/04/democrats-campaign-2025/ |work=Washington Post |access-date=September 5, 2024}}

The firm regularly works with Democratic organizations such as the Democratic Governors Association,{{cite news |last=Cohn |first=Nate |date=November 6, 2017 |title=After a Tough 2016, Many Pollsters Haven't Changed Anything |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/upshot/after-a-tough-2016-many-pollsters-havent-changed-anything.html |work=New York Times |access-date=November 21, 2023}} Priorities USA, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.{{cite news |author= |date=October 25, 2021 |title=The 2021 Political Consultants Power 75 |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2021/10/2021-political-consultants-power-75/186320/ |work=City & State |access-date=November 7, 2023}} In 2018, GSG's Jefrey Pollock and Nick Gourevitch, with other Democratic strategists, founded a polling project called Navigator Research. The project aims to provide research that helps Democratic candidates, committees, and pundits develop messaging that the voting public is likely to find persuasive.{{cite news |last=Kasimar |first=Ben |date=April 18, 2018 |title=New Dem polling effort aims to sharpen message for midterms |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/383749-new-dem-polling-effort-aims-to-sharpen-message-for-midterms/ |work=The Hill |access-date=August 7, 2023}}

In 2016, GSG worked for Coloradans for Coloradans, an advocacy group that campaigned against an initiative to establish a single-payer healthcare system in Colorado.{{Cite web|last=Fang|first=Lee|date=2016-05-03|title=Prominent Democratic Consultants Sign Up to Defeat Single Payer in Colorado|url=https://theintercept.com/2016/05/03/single-payer-dems-colo/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=The Intercept|language=en-US}}

In 2020, GSG worked for Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign, and conducted polling that found that Bernie Sanders would damage the prospects of Democratic candidates if he was the party's presidential nominee.{{Cite web|last=Lardieri|first=Alexa|date=February 25, 2020|title=Poll: Sanders Would Drag Down Vulnerable Democrats|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-02-25/bernie-sanders-would-drag-down-vulnerable-democrats-bloomberg-poll-finds|website=U.S. News & World Report}} GSG was hired by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to conduct polling on the 2020 Senate race in Georgia. GSG's research found that David Purdue, who went on to be defeated by Democratic Jon Ossoff,{{Cite web|last=Nilsen|first=Ella|date=2021-01-06|title=Jon Ossoff beats Sen. David Perdue, handing Democrats control of the Senate|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/1/6/22213094/jon-ossoff-beats-david-perdue-georgia-senate-election|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Vox|language=en}} was seen unfavorably by a plurality of voters.{{Cite web|last=Wooten|first=Nick|date=May 1, 2019|title=Former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson formally announces 2020 U.S. Senate bid|url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/article229865689.html|website=Ledger-Enquirer}}

In early 2021, GSG and four other large Democratic polling firms led an internal review of the factors that caused them to make certain inaccurate predictions ahead of the 2020 election.{{cite news |last=Greenwood |first=Max |date=April 13, 2021 |title=Democratic pollsters acknowledge 'major errors' in 2020 surveys |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/547876-democratic-pollsters-acknowledge-major-errors-in-2020-surveys/ |work=The Hill |access-date=November 7, 2023}} The group released recommendations intended to improve polling accuracy in future elections.{{cite news |last=Shepard |first=Steven |date=April 13, 2021 |title=Dem pollsters acknowledge 'major errors' in 2020 polling |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/13/dems-polling-failure-481044 |work=Politico |access-date=November 7, 2023}}

In 2022, GSG worked with the Center for American Progress Action Fund on a research project gauging voter attitudes toward the term "MAGA Republican". This research, which found that most voters view the term negatively, was used by the Biden White House in composing a speech that was critical of Donald Trump and the "ultra MAGA agenda."{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ashley |last2=Scherer |first2=Michael |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Biden sees a new threat: 'Ultra MAGA' Republicans |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/13/biden-ultra-maga/ |work=Washington Post |access-date=November 7, 2023}}

Since 2013, GSG has delivered an annual "Business & Politics" study, which reports on issues at the intersection of the public and private sectors.{{cite news |last=Marszalek |first=Diana |date=March 12, 2019 |title=Study Finds Companies Need To Know Their Audience Before Taking Stands |url=https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/study-finds-companies-need-to-know-their-audience-before-taking-stands |work=PRovoke Media |access-date=August 7, 2023}}

GSG has advised companies in the technology industry, including Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, and in the telecommunications sector, most notably Comcast.{{Cite news|last=Nicholas|first=Vanessa Fuhrmans and Peter|date=2017-06-18|title=CEOs Have Access to Trump, but Do They Have Clout?|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceos-have-access-to-trump-but-do-they-have-clout-1497783602|access-date=2021-09-23|issn=0099-9660}} GSG was reportedly hired by rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to conduct research in support of their position that drivers should be classified as independent contractors, not employees.{{Cite web |last=Weatherhead |first=Alex |date=2022-03-10 |title=Meet the Pollsters Pushing Corporate Clients, Special Interests — and the Democrats |url=https://theintercept.com/2022/03/10/democrats-polling-firms-global-strategy-group-lake-research/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}

In March 2022, it was reported that GSG was hired by Amazon to help thwart a 2022 unionization drive at its JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Annie |date=2022-03-31 |title=Amazon hired an influential Democratic pollster to fight Staten Island union drive |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/31/amazon-hired-pro-democrat-consultant-to-fight-staten-island-union-vote.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CNBC |language=en}} Representatives from GSG reportedly sat-in on meetings where workers were shown anti-union presentations, a charge that GSG denied.{{cite news |last=Mueller |first=Eleanor |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Democratic Party weighs banning its consultants from anti-union activity |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/19/democratic-party-anti-union-amazon-00026204 |work=Politico |access-date=March 12, 2024}} According to CNBC, GSG monitored the social media accounts of union organizers, and distributed printed materials and videos "to discourage employees from voting to join a union."

After facing criticism for their involvement, GSG asserted that some aspects of this reporting were untrue, but publicly apologized, telling The New Yorker that "we deeply regret being involved in any way."{{Cite web |last=Adler-Bell |first=Sam |date=2022-04-08 |title=Do Democrats Really Want Amazon's Workers to Win? |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/do-democrats-really-want-amazons-workers-to-win.html |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}{{Cite magazine |date=2022-04-07 |title=How to Unionize at Amazon |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-to-unionize-at-amazon |access-date=2022-04-14 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}} GSG later issued a statement claiming that it had begun adding language to its contracts stipulating that it would not work with any companies that made efforts to obstruct workplace organization efforts.{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Luke |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Latimer Picks Anti-Union Consultant for Bowman Challenge |url=https://prospect.org/power/2024-02-07-latimer-picks-anti-union-consultant-bowman-challenge/ |work=American Prospect |access-date=March 12, 2024}}

GSG reportedly failed to file a LM20 disclosure form with the Department of Labor, required by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMDRA), regarding these activities.{{Cite web |last=Guerguerian |first=Amba |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Prominent Democratic Party Consulting Firm Flouted Federal Transparency Law While Working on Amazon Union Avoidance Campaign |url=https://indypendent.org/2022/04/prominent-democratic-party-consulting-firm-flouted-federal-transparency-law-while-working-on-amazon-union-avoidance-campaign/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Indypendent |language=en-US}} Clients of GSG including the Iowa Democratic Party and the American Federation of Teachers have since cut their ties with the organization.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title='We are deeply sorry': Democratic firm drops Amazon after helping its anti-union campaign |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/global-strategy-group-union-busting-for-amazon/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}} On April 14, 2022, a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) confirmed that the union would not employ GSG's services in the future.{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Annie |date=2022-04-14 |title=Biden pollster GSG is 'deeply sorry' for Amazon anti-union work as labor groups abandon it |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/14/biden-pollster-gsg-deeply-sorry-for-amazon-anti-union-work-as-labor-groups-abandon-it.html |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=CNBC |language=en}}

Additionally, GSG has advised companies operating in the pharmaceutical sector, such as Purdue Pharma.{{Cite web|title=Edwards Slams Top Clinton Strategist's Ties to Blackwater|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3694881&page=1|access-date=2021-09-21|website=ABC News|language=en}} GSG has also worked on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer.

Global Strategy Group has worked on social and political issues such as abortion access, gun safety, and criminal justice reform.

In 2020, the firm collaborated with Reproductive Freedom for All to survey mainstream media coverage of abortion. Their report discovered that despite 78 percent of the American public favoring abortion "at least in some circumstances," only nine percent of press coverage mentioned this broad consensus.{{cite news |last=Larkin |first=Zoe |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Abortion Media Coverage Is "Deeply, and Problematically, Politicized" Says Study |url=https://msmagazine.com/2020/07/01/abortion-media-coverage-is-deeply-and-problematically-politicized-says-study/ |work=Ms. Magazine |access-date=January 15, 2024}} GSG has also done polling that measures public opinion of Planned Parenthood.{{cite news |last=Sebelius |first=Steve |date=January 12, 2017 |title=Poll: Cutting Planned Parenthood over abortion issue could carry political cost for Dean Heller |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/steve-sebelius/poll-cutting-planned-parenthood-over-abortion-issue-could-carry-political-cost-for-dean-heller/ |work=Las Vegas Review Journal |access-date=January 15, 2024}}{{Cite web|date= March 19, 2017 |title=Public Overwhelmingly Supports Planned Parenthood |url=https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/5b/b4/5bb4c8f2-5912-4a42-855c-85f0137e11c5/20170319_fs_ppsupport_d01.pdf |access-date=January 15, 2024|website=Planned Parenthood}} In 2022, the firm successfully worked against a referendum that would have taken away a woman's guaranteed right to abortion in Kansas.{{cite news |last1=Davis O'Brien |first1=Rebecca |last2=Corasanti |first2=Nick |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Democrats, No Longer Squeamish on Abortion, Lean Into Searing Personal Ads |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/us/politics/abortion-ads-democrats-election.html |work=New York Times |access-date=January 15, 2024}} In 2023, it worked on the successful Issue 1 campaign in Ohio, which codified abortion rights in the state's constitution.{{cite news |last=Weixel |first=Nathaniel |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Abortion-rights advocates eye more wins after Ohio ballot success |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4307799-abortion-rights-advocates-eye-more-wins-after-ohio-ballot-success |work=The Hill |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

In 2020, GSG worked with Everytown for Gun Safety to provide polling data that showed that most Pennsylvania voters were in favor of stronger gun safety laws.{{cite news |last=Micek |first=John L. |date=February 6, 2020 |title=Gun safety group Everytown launches $250K digital ad campaign in Pa. |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/exclusive-gun-group-everytown-launches-250k-digital-ad-campaign-in-pa-to-move-stalled-bills-thursday-morning-coffee/ |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |access-date=January 15, 2024}} GSG worked with Everytown again in 2022 on polling that found significant public support for an Illinois bill banning the sale of assault weapons and raising the state's gun-buying age to 21.{{cite news |last=Hinz |first=Greg |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Illinoisans strongly back assault-weapons ban, higher FOID card age: poll |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/assault-weapons-ban-foid-age-change-get-support-illinois-survey |work=Crain's Chicago Business |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

As part of a 2017 effort by the New York City's Independent Commission on Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform to close Rikers Island,{{Cite web|date=2017 |title=Rethinking Rikers Island |url=https://www.innovatingjustice.org/rethinking-rikers-island |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=Center for Justice Innovation}} GSG and the Center for Justice Innovation released polling suggesting that most New York residents supported criminal justice reforms that would reduce the city's prison population.{{cite news |last=Blau |first=Reuven |date=July 22, 2018 |title=New York voters want to keep Rikers Island open, correction officers union says poll shows |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/07/22/new-york-voters-want-to-keep-rikers-island-open-correction-officers-union-says-poll-shows/ |work=New York Daily News |access-date=January 15, 2024}} In 2021, GSG and the Equal Justice Initiative released a study comparing media coverage of white and Black defendants in criminal cases. The study found that white defendants were often portrayed in a more sympathetic light.{{cite news |last=Sarai |first=Tamar |date=January 24, 2023 |title=Journalistic integrity requires a reckoning with how news media covers the criminal legal system |url=https://prismreports.org/2023/01/24/newsrooms-crime-reporting-media/ |work=Prism |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

In 2020, GSG collaborated with Color of Change and UnidosUS to investigate the distribution of Paycheck Protection Program funds. Their report found that relatively few Black and Latino small business owners received federal loans compared to their white counterparts.{{cite news |last=Flitter |first=Emily |date=May 18, 2020 |title=Few Minority-Owned Businesses Got Relief Loans They Asked For |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/business/minority-businesses-coronavirus-loans.html |work=New York Times |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

In 2019, GSG and the American Lung Association began publishing an annual poll that measures how Americans feel about clean air and climate action issues, such as investment in renewable fuels and emissions-free vehicles.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Kea |date=July 26, 2021 |title=Americans Want Green School Buses, But Congress Sells Them Short |url=https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/07/26/americans-want-green-school-buses-but-congress-sells-them-short |work=Streetsblog USA |access-date=January 15, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Strother |first=JoAnna |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Poll: Arizonans want swift climate action, cleaner air policies |url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/12/20/poll-arizonans-want-swift-climate-action-cleaner-air-policies/ |work=Arizona Capital Times |access-date=January 15, 2024}} GSG worked with the Environmental Defense Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council in 2022 on polling that indicates a majority of the public is concerned about air pollution and would support laws to reduce it.{{cite news |last=Micek |first=John L. |date=August 19, 2022 |title=Poll: Environmental issues front and center for Pa. voters in 2022 |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/poll-environmental-issues-front-and-center-for-pa-voters-in-2022-friday-morning-coffee/ |work=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

GSG has also reported on how parents and teachers view education-related issues, such as post-COVID learning loss{{cite news |last=Wisely |first=John |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Parents support summer school for students to make up lost ground |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2021/01/14/parents-support-summer-school-for-students/4145394001/ |work=Detroit Free Press |access-date=January 15, 2024}} and the utility of K-12 math education.{{cite news |last=Blad |first=Evie |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Parents, Teachers Agree: Math Matters, But Schools Must Make It Relevant |url=https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/parents-teachers-agree-math-matters-but-schools-must-make-it-relevant/2023/04 |work=EducationWeek |access-date=January 15, 2024}} The firm has done polling gauging voter opinion on U.S. immigration policy{{cite news |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Democratic poll: 66 percent of voters would be 'upset' without immigration reform |url=https://thehill.com/latino/577408-democratic-poll-66-percent-of-voters-would-be-upset-without-immigration-reform/ |work=The Hill |access-date=January 15, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Moran |first1=Tyler |last2=Lopez |first2=Beatriz |date=October 21, 2020 |title=Trump's immigration messaging is being pushed hard in swing states. But it's not working. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-immigration-messaging-being-pushed-hard-swing-states-it-ncna1244063 |work=NBC News |access-date=January 15, 2024}} and ballot access.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Sherman |date=June 29, 2023 |title=ACLU report connects decisions by Kansas county election officials to voter turnout |url=https://kansasreflector.com/2023/06/29/aclu-report-connects-decisions-by-kansas-county-election-officials-to-voter-turnout/ |work=Kansas Reflector |access-date=January 15, 2024}}

In 2010, GSG was the subject of legal scrutiny as a result of the state investigation into Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who resigned in 2006 in a scandal.{{Cite news |date=2011-04-16 |title=Opinion {{!}} From Pay-to-Play to Jail |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/opinion/16sat3.html |access-date=2021-09-21 |issn=0362-4331}} According to the New York Times, GSG allegedly "helped arrange deals between the city and state pension funds and InterMedia Partners, a prominent media investment fund, beginning in 2005" during Hevesi's tenure.{{Cite news |last=Hakim |first=Danny |date=2010-04-16 |title=Cuomo's State Pension Inquiry Extends to the Current Comptroller's Office |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/16/nyregion/16dinapoli.html |access-date=2021-09-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} In the face of an investigation by the New York Attorney General's office, GSG "paid $2 million for allegedly helping to steer money to private equity clients." According to Politico:

"The New York investigation has focused on political fixers like Morris and the Global Strategy Group, which allegedly sold entrée for fund managers to the more than $125 billion under the control of the New York State Comptroller."{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ben |title=N.Y. charges spotlight 'honey pot' |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/04/ny-charges-spotlight-honey-pot-035877 |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}

Notable alumni of GSG include:

• Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary (2021–2022): Psaki joined GSG in 2011 as senior vice president and managing director at the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
• Bill Burton, Deputy White House Press Secretary (2009-2011): Burton joined GSG's Washington, D.C. office in 2013

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• [http://www.globalstrategygroup.com/ Global Strategy Group official website]

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