Erick Mullen

Erick Mullen is a Managing Director in Mercury’s Washington, D.C. office. With more than two decades of experience in public service and consulting, Erick has developed a one of a kind value proposition for his clients. Erick provides a 360 degree perspective on the challenges facing our clients today. Erick offers our clients a unique value opportunity that is multiplied by his strong elite-level personal and professional network. Whether it’s award-winning political advertising, grasstops action against legislative and regulatory threats; crisis communications and online reputation management, Erick’s trusted advice has served clients seeking high office, Fortune 500 companies, law firms and high net worth individuals. His commitment to candor, loyalty, accountability and results means Erick is an insider who doesn’t waste time guessing. His career started working for several senior Federal policymakers in the U.S. Congress, beginning with then-Congressman Leon Panetta, then Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Congressman John D. Dingell’s campaign and Senator Chuck Schumer. Erick was a consultant to Bill Bradley's presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton's first campaign for the Senate. Erick worked in Montenegro to help that country's first president, Milo Djukanovic, manage his media and message and has represented General Wesley K. Clark and his political action committee, WesPAC, since 2004. He was selected by the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional leadership to help produce the historic Joint Session of Congress at Ground Zero commemorating the first anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 and has appeared on cable news and been quoted in newspapers around the world. A 1995 graduate of George Mason University, Erick and his wife, Kelly Craighead, live in Washington, D.C.