Alumnus/Alumna of the Month

Nicholas R. Baldick ’95

Read an Interview with Nicholas R. Baldick.

Nicholas R. Baldick is the President and founder of Hilltop Public Solutions, a consulting firm in Washington , DC that specializes in campaign solutions. Prior to forming Hilltop, Baldick served for five years as a principal at the Dewey Square Group, focusing his efforts in grassroots and public affairs strategies. With nearly fifteen years of experience in the political arena, Baldick brings his nationally recognized expertise and reputation to current business and political concerns.

Baldick has successfully managed several grassroots and state and local campaigns on behalf of a number of Fortune 100 companies. These efforts have included nationwide campaigns on behalf of the nation's largest financial services firm, the world's largest private healthcare provider, one of the world's largest airlines and a major fast food retailer.

In 2003, Baldick served as the national campaign manager for Senator John Edwards' presidential campaign. In his role as campaign manager, Baldick developed, refined and oversaw the execution of the campaign's strategic plan and day-to-day operations, while managing the campaign's 150 employees and roughly $33 million in expenditures.

Baldick held a leading role in Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. As the New Hampshire primary state director, he was responsible for developing, refining and executing a campaign plan that brought the candidate back from a 15-point deficit to a four-point victory, despite being outspent by $1.5 million. This follows previous work with Vice President Gore, where he directed and managed the Vice President's political action committee, Leadership '98.

In 1997 Baldick served as the eastern political director within the White House Office of Political Affairs. In 1996, Baldick directed Florida 's Democratic coordinated campaign, winning the state for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in 20 years. During the 1996 primary campaign, he served as a state director in New Hampshire , Wisconsin and New Jersey . Baldick also served as the campaign director of the 1994 Rhode Island coordinated campaign, as the northeast political director at the Democratic National Committee during the 1993 elections and as a field director in the 1992 Clinton primary campaign.