Former Biden administration official Shuwanza Goff is joining Paramount Skydance as VP of U.S. government affairs, coming amid Paramount’s massive pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Goff will be based in Washington, D.C., and “she will be our lead Democrat government affairs official,” according to a memo sent Tuesday to staff about her hiring by Paramount chief legal officer Makan Delrahim.
“I am excited to have Shuwanza — or ‘Shu’ as she is known to her friends and colleagues — join us at Paramount where I know she will be instrumental in deepening our engagement at all levels of government,” Delrahim wrote.
Goff’s official start date is July 6. She will report to Ted Lehman, SVP, Head of U.S. Public Policy and Government Affairs, who joined Paramount earlier this year. In a statement, Lehman said, “I know how rare it is to find someone who is deeply respected and highly effective across both parties. Shuwanza is exactly that — a trusted, known quantity in Washington and an exceptional colleague.”
Goff will be tasked with helping shape the company’s public policy and government affairs strategy, including engagement with federal and state policymakers and industry partners.
Goff served as the director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs from 2023 to 2025 in the Biden administration. In that role, she drove the White House’s policy agenda and was the steward of key bipartisan relationships on Capitol Hill. She served in a deputy capacity prior to that.
Before the White House, Goff spent more than a decade in House leadership, including as floor director for Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). Her oversight included all aspects of the House legislative agenda, operations and procedural strategy.
Originally from Virginia, Goff is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and American University.
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