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Jim Messina

Political consultant, purchased 20% stake in Global Counsel

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Collaboration Global Counsel Consulti… Collaboration at Global Counsel Consulting LLP (2015–present) 2015→ Competitor Bernie Sanders Competitor at Bernie Sanders (2016–present) 2016→ Likely Principal The Messina Group Likely Principal at The Messina Group (2025–present) 2025→

Conflict Zones (2)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2016–2026
Competitor (Bernie Sanders) overlapping with Collaboration (Global Counsel Consulting LLP)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2025–2026
Competitor (Bernie Sanders) overlapping with Likely Principal (The Messina Group)

All Roles & Relationships (3)

Sector Role Entity Period
CORPORATE Collaboration Global Counsel Consulting LLP 2015–present
GOVERNMENT Competitor Bernie Sanders 2016–present
CORPORATE Likely Principal The Messina Group 2025–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Jim Messina using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.