Mercury adds Kristen Crawford-Whitaker as Florida SVP

Global strategy firm Mercury has a new Florida senior vice president: Kristen Crawford-Whitaker, a public policy expert with nearly two decades of experience in government relations, public affairs and advocacy.

A former consultant who got her start in Florida politics under former Gov. Jeb Bush, Crawford-Whitaker joins Mercury after serving as assistant vice chancellor of public policy and advocacy for the State University System.

Mercury partner Ashley Walker called Crawford-Whitaker an “all-star addition” to the firm.

“Her arrival further speaks to our Florida team’s reputation as a full-service bipartisan firm attracting the state’s top strategists across party lines,” she said.

– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics