Principal of Tunlaw Strategies, a Strategic Communications Firm
COMMUNICATIONS
7/14/20231 min read
We discuss:
His career path:
0:52: What his original career interests were
3:13: His career path from political research to strategic communications
6:47: Why he switched roles when he did
6:57: What to expect for job duration in politics
7:44: Why he switched industries from research to strategic communications
8:21: What he loved about opposition research
11:34: His role as a Research Director for Senator Chris Coons
13:37: His experience working for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
15:14: His experience working on a presidential campaign
His current role:
21:03: His pivot into communications
23:42: The factors he looks for in a role
25:11: Keys to success in communications he learned through experience
26:16: What a communications strategy firm does
30:06: Examples of types of projects in his current role
32:46: The typical duration of projects
34:31: What a typical day/ week is like
38:18: How social his role is
40:09: Advice


Today we are talking with Anjan Mukherjee about his career path and current role. After getting his bachelor's degree from Davidson College in Music, he worked in a variety of research roles including as a Research Associate for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and as a Research Director for US Senator Chris Coons and for the League of Conservation Voters. He then was a Partner at Hone Strategies, a communications and strategy agency, before founding his own strategic communications firm, Tunlaw Strategies where he is currently a Principal.