Josh Raffel

Josh Raffel provides counsel and leadership to Standard and its operating companies on all aspects of external affairs. He is responsible for overseeing and expanding Standard’s external-facing strategy through External Communications, Government Affairs and Brand Marketing. Before joining Standard, he served as Chief Communications Officer at Juul Labs and was previously Deputy Communications Director in the White House, where he worked on issues ranging from Middle East policy to tax reform. Prior to the White House, Josh was Head of Communications and Marketing at Blumhouse Productions and began his career advising a range of clients at Freud Communications and Hiltzik Strategies.