Eric Zimmermann brings an extensive knowledge of strategic research and communications to Hattaway. Most recently, he worked as an Analyst at Benenson Strategy Group, where he performed quantitative and qualitative research and crafted message strategies for major issue-advocacy groups, non-profits, and Senate and House campaigns.  Before entering the communications world, he was a Staff Writer and Blog Editor for The Hill newspaper, where he covered major legislative battles including health care reform, cap-and-trade, and financial regulation, while helping expand the paper’s social media operations.  He’s also written for The New Republic and the Washington Monthly.  A California native, Eric graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in History, and still thinks Andrew Luck deserved to win the Heisman.