Rob Haralson joined CLS in 2008 bringing over ten years of public policy and communications experience in Washington, DC.  As a Managing Director, Mr. Haralson provides public affairs, strategic communications and crisis/litigation services to a number of CLS clients, including Google and Pfizer Inc.

Prior to joining CLS, Mr. Haralson was the Director of Technology Policy Communications and New Media Strategies at 463 Communications, a technology-focused communications consultancy where he worked with companies like Sun Microsystems, VeriSign, NXP Semiconductors, and associations such as the Consumer Electronics Association, TechNet, and the Technology CEO Council.

Prior to working at 463, Mr. Haralson served as Director of Communications and Director of Education and Workforce Policy for American Electronics Association (AeA). While at AeA, Rob managed all media efforts for the organization's public policy initiatives at the federal and state levels. He also served as a lobbyist and policy analyst for federal and state specific workforce issues including education, health care, immigration, outsourcing and stock options.

Mr. Haralson also served several years in the House of Representatives as the Director of Communications and Legislative Aide to U.S. Representative John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), and in the Senate for the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mr. Haralson is a native of Tennessee and holds a M.A. in Public Policy from the American University Graduate School of Public Affairs in Washington, DC, and a B.A. in English from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.  He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Susan, and their yellow lab, Ellie.