[5][6] Notable clients have included AT&T,[7] the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,[8] the NBA,[4] Malaria No More,[9] Valeant Pharmaceuticals,[10] and Bears for Leadership Reform.
[6] Vianovo is led by eight partners: Blaine Bull, Tucker Eskew, Matthew Miller,[12] Billy Moore,[1] Katherine Nash Goehring,[13] Robert Norcross,[1] Michael Shannon[1] and James Taylor.
[14] Other key Vianovo staff members include vice presidents Julie Hillrichs,[15] Elizabeth Lippincott,[16] Cesar Martinez,[17] Lori McClure and senior advisor M.C.
[25][26] Matthew Miller joined Vianovo as a partner in 2011 after leaving his role at the United States Department of Justice, where he served as Attorney General Eric Holder's spokesperson.
[2] Founding partner Matthew Dowd left Vianovo in 2015 to launch Paradox Capital, a social impact venture fund.
[31] In 2008, Vianovo partnered with Convio for a National Press Club panel discussion called “Converging Campaigns: How the Internet is changing philanthropy, advocacy and politics”.
[32] In 2009, the firm partnered with Hart Research Associates to conduct a survey among registered U.S. voters to determine public opinion in America on immunizations for children in developing countries.
[8] In 2012, the firm invested in the series A round of an online fundraising platform, Rally.org, alongside Bully Pulpit Initiative, Greylock Partners, Charity: Water, and Google Ventures.
[35][36][37] In 2015, Valeant Pharmaceuticals hired Vianovo for crisis management support related to public scrutiny and congressional investigations of the company’s drug pricing.