Andrew Russo Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Russo, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Communications, is one of California’s leading Republican political consultants at the local and regional level. He is a seasoned veteran of dozens of competitive campaigns, including congressional, legislative, county, and municipal races, as well as ballot initiatives. His non-political experience includes writing and producing television and radio programs as well as public relations, marketing, grassroots lobbying, and advertising work for national corporations, local government organizations, and lobbying firms.
From 1992 to 1995, Russo served as Field Director for the Ranagan Agency, the primary political consulting and campaign management firm in Monterey County. Crafting successful grassroots voter contact strategies for numerous local candidates for city council, county supervisor, judge, and school board, Russo quickly gained the confidence of the area political community and was encouraged to start his own firm in 1995.
Founded in 1995, Paramount Communications matured rapidly into the Central Coast’s pre-eminent Republican political consulting firm, handling races in Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties. Establishing a reputation for efficiency, skill, and reliability, Paramount Communications offers its clients an old-fashioned “hands-on” approach to political campaigns in an era of increased specialization in which consultants "don’t do windows".
In addition to his professional work, Russo has been heavily involved in Republican politics at the state and local level. He has served as an alternate member of the Monterey County Republican Central Committee, Associate Member of the California Republican Party, member of both the California Republican Assembly and the Monterey County Republican Assembly, Treasurer and President of the Monterey County Young Republicans, Founding Member of the Monterey County Young Americans for Freedom, and Director of the Republican Resource Center of Monterey County. He has also been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants and the Society of Professional Journalists.
A talented writer, Russo’s editorials have appeared in Human Events, Manchester ( N.H. ) Union Leader, Monterey County Herald, Monterey County Weekly, and the Ventura County Star, among others.
Andrew Russo can be reached by email at: russo@winwithparamount.com
ERIC KERN
Chief Marketing Officer
Eric is a Southern California native who has 
Advertising and Marketing for industry leaders including Cox Television, Fox Television,
Adlink/Time Warner Cable and Paramount Global. His clients have ranged from
automotive and home services to travel, entertainment and health care utilizing all
advertising mediums to share their stories. His political work includes placing
advertising for Proposition 8 ( 2008 ), Meg Whitman for Governor ( 2010 ), Carly Fiorina
for Senate ( 2010 ), Proposition 64 ( 2016 ), Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor ( 2018 ),
Proposition 22 and Proposition 23 ( 2020 ) and Proposition 27 ( 2022 ). He serves as
Paramount Communications’ first point of contact with potential political candidates,
introducing them to the agency’s services, capabilities, and successful campaigns. Eric
lives in Southern California with his wife, who is a Junior High physical education
teacher, and their two dogs, Leela and May.
Eric Kern can be reached by email at: eric@winwithparamount.com
