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Eric Kessler

Founder and Principal of Arabella Advisors, former Clinton administration staffer
Tracked because Founder and Principal of Arabella Advisors, former Clinton administration staffer · 2 documented connections
Facts on record7
Connections mapped2
Sources cited15
Evidence: 3P 1S 3I
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PATTERN person → [founder] → company → [affiliation] → organization 21× PATTERN organization → [affiliation] → company → [founder] → person 21× PATTERN institution → [affiliation] → company → [founder] → person 4× PATTERN person → [founder] → company → [affiliation] → institution 4×
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Key Connections
→ Arabella Advisors company
founder
Founded consulting firm in 2005 after family wealth from auto parts company sale
→ Tom Vilsack person
policy_coordinator
Coordinated on Biden administration food processing initiatives via email exchanges
Facts (7)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 1302d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (4)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Eric Kessler filed filing with the SEC on 2025-11-12. Accession number: N/A.
✓ verified Primary Source Arabella Advisors was founded in 2005 by Eric Kessler, a former Clinton administration appointee
Date: 2005-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia and multiple news reports
✓ verified Primary Source Eric Kessler coordinated with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on food processing initiatives starting July 2021
✓ verified Primary Source Eric Kessler founded Arabella Advisors in 2005 after his family sold Fel-Pro auto parts company for $750 million
All Connections (2)
→ Arabella Advisors company
founder confirmed
Founded consulting firm in 2005 after family wealth from auto parts company sale
→ Tom Vilsack person
policy_coordinator confirmed
Coordinated on Biden administration food processing initiatives via email exchanges
Sources (15)
2025-11-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2025-11-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-04-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2019-04-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-04-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2022-04-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-06-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2025-06-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-06-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2024-06-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Eric Kessler not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Eric Kessler — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-09-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2021-09-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Eric Kessler — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Eric Kessler — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Eric Kessler — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-11-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Eric Kessler (2025-11-12) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-01-01 ↗ Wikipedia and multiple news reports web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-07-15 ↗ USDA emails obtained by Americans for Public Trust via FOIA web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-01-01 ↗ Multiple news reports and biographical sources web_search Processed 📜 Receipt