Background
Sheekey was born on June 12, 1966 and grew up in Washington, District of Columbia
Sheekey was born on June 12, 1966 and grew up in Washington, District of Columbia
He attended Washington University in Saint Louis.
He is the Global Head of Communications, Government Relations and Marketing for Bloomberg L.P. He previously served as head of government relations and communications at Bloomberg L.P. and as chairman of Bloomberg Government. Sheekey also previously served as deputy mayor for government affairs for the City of New York under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. He is credited with managing Mayor Bloomberg"s three successful campaigns for Mayor of New New York
Sheekey was hired by Bloomberg L.P. in 1997 to work as the company"s chief Washington lobbyist.
He followed Bloomberg into politics in 2001, designated "the architect of Mr. Bloomberg"s unlikely mayoral bid" by The New York Times.
As part of the Bloomberg administration, Sheekey served as president of the New York Host Committee, the organization in charge of overseeing the Republican National Convention, and later, as Bloomberg"s deputy mayor of government affairs Sheekey played a prominent role in developing projects such as PlaNYC and obtaining billions in school construction funds for New York City from state legislators.
He is also known for exploring and organizing Bloomberg"s potential presidential run in 2008.
The mayor eventually opted to complete his second term rather than run for president Sheekey returned to Bloomberg L.P. in 2010 to oversee government relations and communications for the company and serve as chairman of Bloomberg Government, a subscription data service providing aggregated government news and analysis. He eventually rose within Bloomberg L.P. to the role of Global Head of Communications, Government Relations and Marketing.
He is based part-time in London where he represents Bloomberg L.P."s global business presence.
Sheekey serves on the board of the ONE Campaign, alongside the likes of U2"s lead singer Bono, Sheryl Sandberg, John Doerr, Lawrence Summers, and Susan Buffett.
Married Robin Sheekey. Children: Dillon Arthur, Samantha Ryan.