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NO MATTER THE MOVE, WE’RE ALWAYS IN PLAY FOR YOU

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Ches McDowell

Managing Partner

Caitlin Koury

Director of Health Care Practice

Hampton Billips

Government Relations Director

Usman Rahim

Government Relations Director

Hiroshi Kaneko, Ph.D.

CFO, Checkmate Japan

John Kim

COO, Checkmate Korea

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade & Policy Expert

Townes Holland

Government Relations Director

Kaitlyn Ribera

Deputy Chief of Staff

Nelson Freeman

COO & Partner

Jackson Hines

Public Affairs Advisor

John Easterling

Government Relations Director

Tristan Breijer

Senior Advisor, U.K. and E.U.

Kenichi Kawamura

CGRO, Checkmate Japan

Rosa AH Kim

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Korea

Mike Grace

General Counsel & National Strategy Dir.

Kendall Conger

Government Relations Advisor

Giancarlo Ceci

Government Relations Advisor

Nicholas Eoanou

CEO, Checkmate International

Teresa Morgenstern

Government Relations Director

Luke Blanchat

Government Relations Director

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, Checkmate Japan

Shuichi Okada

Director, Checkmate Japan

Abdulrahman Al Rayyan

CEO, Checkmate Middle East

Matthew Farr

Counsel

Macey Russo

Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner

Brian Beckman

Government Relations Associate

Chris LaCivita Jr.

Public Affairs Director

Chase Wilson

Government Relations Director

Lauren Henderson

Chief of Staff

Masaya Yoshikawa

COO, Checkmate Japan

Peter Y.H. Cho

CEO, Checkmate Korea

Cindy JS Choi

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Middle East

Derrick Applewhite

Government Relations Director

Gardner Hudson

Client Relations Director

Noah Hawkins

Government Relations Advisor

Chess

The CMGR Advisory Board brings together seasoned leaders in law, international policy, and private industry to guide the firm’s mission and sharpen its impact.

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Han Seung-Soo

Former Prime Minister 

of the Republic of Korea

Fred Whitfield

Professional Sports 

Executive

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, 

Checkmate Japan

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade 

and Policy Expert

Todd Hines

International 

Business Expert

Damian Merlo

Latin America

Advisor

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