YAEL SHAMOUILIAN
Senior Account Executive
YAEL SHAMOUILIAN
Senior Account Executive
Yael is an adept aggregator of information. By monitoring the news cycle, trends and zeitgeist, she offers solid counsel on how to best capitalize on what is going on in the world. She develops relationships with reporters who matter to her clients and has secured key coverage in the Washington Post, Defense News, The New York Times and Axios.
Yael most recently played a key role in developing thought leadership, strategic counsel and stakeholder engagement at Hill and Knowlton where she gained hands-on experience providing on-the-ground support for defense and technology clients at major industry conferences.
She also served as a senior research analyst for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a bipartisan organization advocating for the U.S.-Israel relationship. In AIPAC’s Policy & Government Affairs Department, she authored regular analysis publications and tracked developments affecting U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East while developing relationships with key stakeholders across Beltway media outlets, policymakers and legislators. Yael also worked on a congressional campaign and at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a D.C.-based think tank.
Yael earned her bachelor’s degree from American University’s School of International Service, specializing in foreign policy and national security in the Middle East and a minor in Israel Studies.
WHY YAEL BELONGS IN THE ROOM
She is an information sponge.
Yael’s expertise lies in research. Whether it’s understanding complex ecosystems like the semiconductor industry or navigating the consumer technology landscape for LG, Yael possesses an innate talent for getting up to speed on any topic so she can be an expert for her clients.
She knows how to get the point across.
Yael masterfully distills information for any audience she is trying to reach. Whether she’s writing a compelling opinion piece or she’s developing a detailed analysis or teaching Jewish history to her students at Adas Israel in Washington D.C., Yael has a natural skill in understanding her audience and how best to engage them. As Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
She sees around corners.
From geopolitical incidents or tracking the direction of a news cycle, Yael intuitively knows what breaking news will make waves and helps guide her clients through the storm.
GOOD TO KNOW
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Beach – still a California girl at heart.
The West Wing and The Crown
Yael has been playing piano since she was four years old. From Franz Schubert and Ludovico Einaudi to Elton John, if you give her sheet music, she can play it!