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Thinking Cap Strategies LLC is a boutique public affairs consulting firm. Our team has extensive result-proven experience in nonprofit, public, political, and private sectors. We have advised and provided services to local, statewide, and national clients with strategic, politically sound, culturally sensitive, and linguistically competent approaches to meet client needs and deliver results.
  • Made in California
  • Experience 20+ Years
Our Services
Policy &
Advocacy
Campaigns &
Elections
Coalition
Building
Public
Affairs
Stakeholder
Engagement
Strategy
About Clark

Co-Founder

Clark Lee is an award-winning public affairs strategist, communications and public engagement professional, policy advisor, and lawyer with more than two decades of high-impact, results-proven, and mission-driven experience in public, nonprofit, political, and private sectors.

Clark served in the Biden-Harris Administration as senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary/Office for Civil Rights, where he advised on the implementation and enforcement of civil rights and privacy laws and regulations, federal rulemaking, policy, congressional affairs, intergovernmental collaborations, and public affairs.

Previously, Clark served as general counsel for a national voter engagement nonprofit; a director for two presidential nominating conventions; state director for a national climate action organization; and political director for a state party. He also held key roles for elected officials, candidates, ballot measures, and nonprofits advancing major policy issues, civic engagement, and access to community and social services. 

Clark was appointed to the Los Angeles County Information Systems Commission and the Assessment Appeals Board. He served on California Secretary of State's statutory Ballot Translation Advisory Group and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Voting Systems Assessment Project Advisory Committee, Community Voter Outreach Committee, and Ballot Redesign Working Group.

Clark has been recognized for his professional and civic engagement work. He is a recipient of a California State Assembly Resolution; the Southwestern Law School Judge Harry Pregerson Public Service Alumni Award; the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) inaugural national 40 Under 40 Award and  more than a dozen AAPC Pollie Awards, hailed as the “Oscars in political advertising;" the Campaigns & Elections Reed Awards and Rising Star; the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs inaugural national 40 Under 40 recognition; the New Leaders Council 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award; California Democratic Party John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Outstanding Public Service; California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Trailblazer Award; Los Angeles County Democratic Party Democrat of the Year; and Claremont McKenna College Philip Roland Prize for Excellence in Public Affairs.

A first generation American and community advocate, Clark has held leadership roles in advocacy, nonprofit, public, and political entities at national, state, and local levels.

About Olivia

Co-Founder

Olivia Lee is an award-winning policy advocate, government relations professional, and public affairs strategist with two decades of combined experience in nonprofit, public, political, and private sectors.

Olivia has held key positions with a major healthcare provider for underserved communities, a national corporation, a regional trade association, the California State Legislature, public affairs and law firms, and numerous federal, state, and local campaigns. 

Olivia has been recognized for her professional work and civic activism, including a California State Assembly Resolution, the Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics’ Health Advocate of the Year, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Roz Wyman Rising Star Award, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Democrat of the Year, and the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs national 40 Under 40 recognition. 

A first generation American and grassroots advocate, Olivia has held leadership positions and key roles in many advocacy, nonprofit, and political organizations at national, state, or local levels, including the Democratic Party. Olivia is a proud product of public schools.

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