Lobbying World: Apple alum jumps to auto industry trade association

The auto industry trade group Alliance for Automotive Innovation is adding Lindsay Abate as director of technology policy. Abate was most recently a manager of regulatory policy and government affairs at Apple and is a White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and U.S. Small Business Administration alum.

Taldi Harrison is joining the Foundation for America’s Public Lands as chief program officer. She was most recently director of community and government affairs at REI.

Tom Healy is now a senior counsel in Honigman’s regulatory department. He was most recently an attorney with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Nathan Miller and Sanjeev Yadav have joined Chartwell Strategy Group as senior advisers. Miller was previously a member of both the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. Yadav is the founder of the strategic consulting and venture development firm Banyan Tree Global and was previously with the British Consulate-General Boston and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).