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\n\tFormer Biden administration official Shuwanza Goff is joining Paramount Skydance as VP of U.S. government affairs, coming amid Paramount\u2019s massive pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n

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\n\tGoff will be based in Washington, D.C., and \u201cshe will be our lead Democrat government affairs official,\u201d according to a memo sent Tuesday to staff about her hiring by Paramount chief legal officer Makan Delrahim. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI am excited to have Shuwanza \u2014 or \u2018Shu\u2019 as she is known to her friends and colleagues \u2014 join us at Paramount where I know she will be instrumental in deepening our engagement at all levels of government,\u201d Delrahim wrote.<\/p>\n

\n\tGoff\u2019s official start date is July 6. She will report to Ted Lehman, SVP, Head of U.S. Public Policy and Government Affairs, who joined Paramount earlier this year. In a statement, Lehman said, \u201cI know how rare it is to find someone who is deeply respected and highly effective across both parties. Shuwanza is exactly that \u2014 a trusted, known quantity in Washington and an exceptional colleague.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGoff will be tasked with helping shape the company\u2019s public policy and government affairs strategy, including engagement with federal and state policymakers and industry partners.<\/p>\n

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\n\tGoff served as the director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs from 2023 to 2025 in the Biden administration. In that role, she drove the White House\u2019s policy agenda and was the steward of key bipartisan relationships on Capitol Hill. She served in a deputy capacity prior to that.<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore the White House, Goff spent more than a decade in House leadership, including as floor director for Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). Her oversight included all aspects of the House legislative agenda, operations and procedural strategy. <\/p>\n

\n\tOriginally from Virginia, Goff is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and American University.<\/p>\n

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