Sydney Olay brings a mix of strategic communications, advocacy, politics, and community engagement experience to her work at Bryson Gillette. Previously she was a Senior Associate at Raben, where she worked in the Government Affairs practice area helping corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic clients across multiple issue areas advance their advocacy goals. Before joining Raben, Sydney worked for U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), where she supported legislative priorities in the foreign policy, defense, and veteran’s affairs portfolio as well as constituent engagement. Sydney is based in Washington, D.C.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sydney received a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a minor in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California. Outside of work, Sydney loves exploring new restaurants and traveling. She also enjoys working out and has recently taken up running.
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