Paramount Skydance Hires Former Trump White House Lawyer as Head of Global Public Policy

Variety · 2026-02-13
Paramount Skydance Hires Former Trump White House Lawyer as Head of Global Public Policy

As David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance continues to pursue its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is adding a new leader for its public policy and regulatory team: Rene Augustine, a former attorney in President Trump’s White House and one-time deputy in the Justi