Daniel Odescalchi is president of Strategic Advantage International, a political consulting and public opinion management firm based in New York. With over two decades of experience in the field, Odescalchi has helped candidates at every level.

He was deputy national political director for the presidential bid of Republican Steve Forbes and assisted NYS Governor George Pataki. His efforts span from the re-election campaign of Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr. to the more recent internet effort which created the ground swell of support and fundraising windfall for conservative icon, Doug Hoffman.

In 2010, SAI helped the Nassau County Republicans win back the County Executive and County Comptroller seats as well as a majority in the legislature, no small feat for a county with a budget larger than 11 states.

Odescalchi made SAI a leader in online campaigning as the internet’s penetration became prominent. Today, SAI focuses their client’s message and activities online as well as in the field.

Odescalchi has worked with political parties in Lebanon, Iraq, all over Eastern Europe and the US. He also was policy and media advisor for BetterLeadershipAmerica.org, a policy advocacy group.

He consulted for the Prime Minister of Hungary and the Hungarian Democratic Forum, the Democratic Convention in Romania, the Party of Co-existence in Slovakia and the Alternative Council of Ministers in Bosnia Herzegovina.

He founded the Survival in a Democracy Project that assisted new democratic parties in Eastern Europe in learning the skills necessary to build and maintain political support. Odescalchi raised the funds for the project by working with 13 international organizations, including USIS, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Westminster Foundation.

He has assisted the Center for International Private Enterprise in teaching Iraqi political parties to develop party platforms and run campaigns. He has also assisted Iraqi Chambers of Commerce in developing advocacy programs. Odescalchi has worked with the Robert Schumann Institute to train and advise political operatives from Ukraine, Serbia, Belarus, Romania, Russia and Croatia.

An expert on voter trends in emerging democracies, he has spoken extensively on the topic at the Atlantic Council Meetings in Budapest, the European Democrat Union Conference in Berlin, and other occasions.

He also is President of Electric Reels Productions, which specializes in political advertising. Odescalchi is a contributing author to the Handbook of Political Marketing and provides government relations assistance to corporate clients.