Charles Cooper | Profile

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Charles Cooper is a Founder and the Managing Partner of Brumidi Group.

Charles provides strategic advisory services to a diverse range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, non-profits, trade associations, and coalitions. With close to two decades of experience in and around the political process, Charles works with clients to navigate the complex legislative, regulatory, and political landscape throughout the federal government.

Charles specializes in working with clients on developing comprehensive strategies that include advocacy, communications, and political positioning. He has significant experience helping organizations advance policy priorities or mitigate policy risk by developing, elevating, or re-positioning their D.C. brand.

Charles has led successful client efforts to pass historic laws, prevent major policy risk, inform and shape regulatory decisions, and manage large issue campaigns. His work has been impactful at every stage of the policymaking, oversight, and political process.

In addition to his policy work, Charles serves as a strategic advisor to leaders of organizations and companies across a diverse range of industry sectors. He has advised organizations on acquisitions, organizational structure, crisis and risk management, and strategic partnerships. Charles is a regular speaker at conferences, on panel discussions, and to boards of directors.

Prior to founding Brumidi Group, Charles served as Managing Director and Chair of Advocacy for another lobbying and strategic communications firm. Charles also served for over a decade in the House and Senate on Capitol Hill, including as chief of staff to a Member of Congress, chief of staff to a congressional leadership office, and a variety of senior policy positions in both House leadership and for Members of Congress. He has also led a successful congressional campaign and a successful house leadership campaign.

Charles earned a dual Bachelor’s Degree in political science and history from Southern Methodist University where he currently serves on the alumni board.

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Apr 1, 2026 ∙ 3 min

When Congress Returns, the Agenda is Big

When policymakers return to Washington, DC, after the Easter Recess, they will have quite an agenda waiting for them. April and May will be busy on Capitol Hill, and here is a brief update on what to expect when Congress returns: Analysis and Hearings Around the President’s Budget Request: President Trump will send his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to Congress on April 3 rd . These budget documents will outline his funding priorities and broader policy priorities in some cases. We...

Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Section 301 Investigations Preview New Tariffs

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to identify unfair trade practices. These investigations -- similar to those under the first Trump Administration -- will likely be used to justify new country-specific Section 301 tariffs. The Administration has targeted the investigations at the following countries: China, the European Union, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Korea,...

Feb 20, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Supreme Court Turns Down IEEPA Tariffs, What’s Next?

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a lower court’s ruling and determined that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not provide the president with the authority to initiate tariffs. This was somewhat expected given the general tenor of several justices during oral arguments months ago. However, what comes next (which is already the subject of a large guessing game in DC) is somewhat unknown, with a few exceptions. We do know that the...