Justin Pressfield

Justin Pressfield is a Principal and a Practice Leader in Dewey Square Group's California office, leading DSG's media relations and public affairs efforts in the state. Justin specializes in crisis communications and long-term targeted public affairs strategies to advance legislative and regulatory priorities for clients.

Justin creates and guides successful campaigns for clients ranging from Series A start-ups to larger Fortune 100 companies. He works on issues dominating the attention of media and the halls of government. Justin focuses on clients working on clean energy, cannabis, water, climate change, COVID-19, and many other high-profile issues.

He spent more than a decade at the U.S. State Department and Department of the Interior, working on complex global policy, government relations and communications initiatives, and providing media and legislative counsel to four cabinet Secretaries. Prior to returning to DSG, Justin managed public affairs and government relations for Weedmaps (MAPS on NASDAQ), a leading cannabis technology platform providing integrated solutions for cannabis consumers and businesses. He also worked on opening and expanding inclusive legal cannabis markets domestically and internationally. Justin specializes in media and government relations strategy, legislative and public affairs, strategic messaging, media training, integrative marketing, event planning, project management, direct engagement, grassroots and grasstops campaigns, and personnel management.

Justin lives in Roseville, California with his wife, two sons, and dog. If he's not working, you can usually find Justin on the baseball field with his kids or camping in the mountains. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College.