Berman and Company » Kristen
Chief Administrative Officer, Berman and Company • Senior Economic Analyst, Employment Policies Institute • Senior Research Analyst, Employment Policies Institute • Government Affairs Director, Berman and Company • Government Affairs Director, Center for Consumer Freedom • Director of State Affairs, American Beverage Institute • Spokesperson, American Beverage Institute • Lobbyist, American Beverage Institute • Chief Administration Officer, American Beverage Institute • Director of Policy Analysis, Employment Policies Institute • Spokesperson, Employment Policies Institute • Economic Analyst, Employment Policies Institute • Senior Research Analyst, Activist Cash
Short Bio: Kristen Lopez Eastlick has been listed in many different capacities for nearly all of Berman & Company’s front groups. She has been cited as everything from director of policy analysis to chief administrative officer, and has been linked to the Center for Consumer Freedom, the American Beverage Institute, the Employment Policy Institute, the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Literacy, Activist Cash, and the Employee Freedom Action Committee. Eastlick is a frequent editorial writer and Berman spokesperson.
| Berman & Company | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Berman & Company | Government Affairs Director |
| Guest Choice | Program Manager |
| Center for Consumer Freedom | Government Affairs Director |
| American Beverage Institute | Director of State Affairs |
| American Beverage Institute | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| American Beverage Institute | Spokeswoman |
| American Beverage Institute | Lobbyist |
| American Beverage Institute | Chief Administration Officer |
| American Beverage Licensees | Spokeswoman |
| Employment Policies Institute | Director of Policy Analysis |
| Employment Policies Institute | Spokeswoman |
| Employment Policies Institute | Economic Analyst |
| Employment Policies Institute | Senior Economic Analyst |
| Activist Cash | Senior Research Analyst |
| Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Literacy | Senior Economic Analyst |
Richard Berman has been a regular front man for business and industry in campaigns against consumer safety and environmental groups. Through his public affairs firm, Berman and Company, Berman has fought unions, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PETA and other watchdog groups in their efforts to raise awareness about obesity, the minimum wage, the dangers of smoking, mad cow disease, drunk driving, and other causes. Berman runs at least 15 industry-funded front groups and projects, such as the Center for Union Facts and holds 16 "positions" in those organizations.
Each year, Berman, using his front groups to spread misinformation, spends millions of dollars distracting the public with misleading ads.
As a result of his largesse, in 2006, Richard Berman used $2,000,000 in cash to buy this $3.3 million house.
