Brendan is Chief Communications Officer of PCMA.

Brendan Buck joined PCMA from Seven Letter, a public affairs agency, where he was partner and specialized in health sector clients, leading numerous health care campaigns. Alongside his consulting work, Brendan was an on-air political analyst for NBC News and MSNOW, as well as a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.

Brendan spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill. He was counselor to House Speaker Paul Ryan, leading messaging and communications strategy for the speaker and the broader House Republican leadership team. Earlier, Brendan served as communications director at the House Ways and Means Committee, with its jurisdiction over tax, trade, and health care policy.

Brendan earlier was vice president for communications at America’s Health Insurance Plans. At AHIP, he was the insurance industry’s top spokesman and drove a major campaign on health care affordability.

Prior to that, Brendan was press secretary to House Speaker John Boehner. Brendan was also on the 2012 Romney-Ryan presidential campaign, serving as press secretary to the Vice President nominee. He held several other senior communications roles on Capitol Hill, including for later-Speaker Kevin McCarthy and former Rep. Tom Price.