Subhan Cheema
Managing Director
He/Him
Life at FGS Global
Advises executives and organizations across sectors on managing reputational challenges, responding to crises, and navigating complex issues, leveraging senior government experience to shape narratives and deliver results.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Senior communications official at Treasury and the White House. Alum of a presidential campaign, Capitol Hill, GPG, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Cooking for my husband and friends. Dining at a great restaurant. Listening to a podcast. Watching too much TV. Getting on the treadmill or Peloton.
Subhan Cheema is a Managing Director in the Strategic Communications Division at FGS Global, bringing nearly 15 years of experience advising senior leaders facing intense public and market scrutiny, shaping narratives around complex political and policy issues, and managing high-stakes crises.
Previously, Subhan was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he led communications planning for the Department and directed media engagement for Secretary Janet L. Yellen. Before Treasury, Subhan held senior communications roles in the Biden White House, including communications director for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and deputy director for strategic communications and external engagement on the White House COVID-19 Response Team. In these roles, he helped shape and execute the Biden Administration’s communications and stakeholder strategy on COVID-19 and AI, directed the public rollout of major programs including COVIDTests.gov, and counseled senior White House officials on critical decisions. Subhan is a veteran of the 2020 Biden campaign and Capitol Hill, where he served as deputy communications director for U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Earlier in his career, he worked at The Glover Park Group, a predecessor firm to FGS Global, and was an aide and speechwriter to Health and Human Services Secretaries Kathleen Sebelius and Sylvia Mathews Burwell in the Obama Administration.