{{Short description|American business advisory firm}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Albright Stonebridge Group | logo = ASG-Logo-Purple.png | logo_size = 178px | type = Private | industry = International Strategic Consulting | location_city = Washington, D.C. | location_country = United States | area_served = Worldwide | founded = {{Start date and age|2009|06|25}} | predecessor = {{Unbulleted list|The Albright Group|Stonebridge International}}<ref name=pr-merger/> | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Madeleine Albright (Chair)}} | homepage = {{URL|albrightstonebridge.com}} }} thumb|300px|right|Albright Stonebridge Group's Washington, DC office lobby
'''Albright Stonebridge Group''', part of '''DGA Group''',<ref name="Reuters2021">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=David |title=Albright throws in with Dentons in PE-backed consultancy deal |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/albright-throws-with-dentons-pe-backed-consultancy-deal-2021-06-02/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=Reuters |date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> is an American business strategy firm based in Washington, D.C., United States. It was created in 2009 through the merger of international consulting firms The Albright Group, founded in 2001 by former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright,<ref name="WSJ2020">{{cite news |last1=Wolfe |first1=Alexandra |title=Madeleine Albright Is Still in the Arena |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/madeleine-albright-is-still-in-the-arena-11586535827 |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=10 April 2020}}</ref> and Stonebridge International''',''' founded in 2001 by former U.S. national security advisor Sandy Berger.<ref name=pr-merger>{{cite news|first=Jen|last=Friedman|title=Las principales firmas de estrategia mundial unen sus fuerzas y se convierten en Albright Stonebridge Group|url=https://www.europapress.es/comunicados/empresas-00908/noticia-comunicado-principales-firmas-estrategia-mundial-unen-fuerzas-convierten-albright-stonebridge-group-20090625130526.html|work=EuropaPress|agency=Albright Stonebridge Group|date=25 June 2009|access-date=12 June 2019|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2015 |title=Albright Stonebridge Group Announces The Passing Of Samuel R. Berger |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/albright-stonebridge-group-announces-the-passing-of-samuel-r-berger-300186972.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Albright Stonebridge Group became a founding member of Dentons Global Advisors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dentons Global Advisors|url=https://www.dentonsglobaladvisors.com/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Dentons Global Advisors|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Reuters2021" /> Dentons Global Advisors rebranded to '''DGA Group''' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=June 2024 |first=John Harrington 05 |title=Dentons Global Advisors rebrands to 'reflect independence' |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1875582?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.prweek.com |language=en}}</ref>
The firm advises clients on international policy and global markets.<ref name="Politico2021">{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Theodoric |title=The Blob abides |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2021/03/23/the-blob-abides-492214 |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=POLITICO |date=23 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Its senior counselors include Joschka Fischer, James Steinberg, Pär Nuder, Carla Anderson Hills, and Thomas R. Pickering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.csis.org/people/carla-hills|website=CSIS |access-date=2022-12-22|title=Carla A. Hills, CSIS Counselor and Trustee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/pr-nuder |website=CB Insights |title=Pär Nuder |access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref>
Several firm alumni joined the presidential administration of Joe Biden in 2021. The high concentration of officials entering from ASG and a relatively small number of similar firms worried some progressives over possible corporate influence on the administration.<ref name="Politico2021"/><ref name="Intercept2021">{{cite news |last1=Fang |first1=Lee |title=Biden’s Inner Circle Maintains Close Ties to Vaccine Makers, Disclosures Reveal |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/03/24/covid-vaccine-stocks-biden-conflict/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=The Intercept |date=24 March 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.albrightstonebridge.com/}}
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