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Raymone K. Bain
Media Executive, Strategist, Businesswoman
Raymone K. Bain is Chairman and CEO of the Raymone K. Bain Companies LLC, and Co-Founder and CEO of Davis, Bain and Associates, Inc., a full-service public relations, production, special events and marketing firm, which has become internationally known and respected, due to it’s representation of some of America’s biggest names in entertainment, sports, politics and government.
Crisis Management and Damage Control are specialty areas of expertise for Ms. Bain.
Ms. Bain’s representation is exceptionally diverse and over the years has extended beyond personal representation. These include: The Estate of the Late Sammy Davis, Jr., The World Music Awards (London, England 2006), Paramount Pictures, Arista Records, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Universal Records and “Friends of the Black Emmy and Oscar Nominees,” founded by Sidney Portier, Quincy Jones, Ruben Cannon, Maya Angelo, and Albert Nellums.
Ms. Bain operates in a unique position because of her vast ties to the entertainment, sports and political communities, and is respected for her shrewd strategic skills and political savvyness.
Ms. Bain was one of the first women in the United States to own a full- service sports management firm. What made this challenging endeavor so unique, was the fact that the majority of her clients were marquee names in the historically male-dominated boxing industry. These included world champions: Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Terry Norris, Buster Douglas and Donnie LaLonde.
Ms. Bain credits her ability to matriculate in the entertainment and sports arenas to her experiences in politics.
Career Highlights
- General Manager/Spokesperson for “The King of Pop,” Michael Jackson
- President/COO, The Michael Jackson Company, LLC
- Trustee, MJ Publishing Trust (Appointed by Michael J. Jackson)
- Board of Directors, Sony/ATV Music, Sony Music Corporation, (Appointed by Michael J. Jackson)
- Partial list of clients firm has represented: Serena Williams, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Boyz II Men, The Kings of Comedy (AKA Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, and Cedric “The Entertainer,”), and Janet Jackson
Political Highlights
- 2009 Mid-Atlantic Finance Committee, Democratic National Committee
- 2008 President-Elect Barack Obama’s National Women’s Leadership Committee, Obama for America
- 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign Fundraiser, including Co-Hosted dinner with Governor Ed Rendell, et al., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to benefit Obama for America and Obama Victory Fund, October 10, 2008
- 2007 Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s National Finance Committee, Hillary Clinton for President
- 1976 1 of 15 original campaign staffers in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign. Traveled into 32 states with the candidate as a political strategist and outreach coordinator. This was exceptional because Ms. Bain was still attending Spelman College in Atlanta, GA
- Upon Carter’s election, Ms. Bain worked on the Carter PresidentialTransition in HEW Secretary-Designate Joe Califano’s transition planning group
- 1977-1980 The White House as Special Assistant to Office of Management and Budget, (OMB), Director Bert Lance and his successor, James T. McIntyre, Jr.
- 1980 Presidential Transition Planning Team of President-Elect Ronald Reagan as Transition assistant to OMB Director- Designate, David Stockman
- 1992 Coordinated “Athletes for Clinton/Gore,” and surrogate celebrity speakers for the 1992 Clinton/Gore Campaign. It was Ms. Bain who helped facilitate and coordinate the Clinton 48-hour-straight tarmac tour. Bain recruited among others, the late great Chicago Bears running back, Walter Payton, Baseball legend Hank Aaron, and Football Hall of Famer, Franco Harris
- 1992 Clinton Presidential Inaugural Committee. Coordination of VIP guests and dignitaries. Secured talent for the Inaugural Gala
- 1993-1994, Advisor to President Clinton’s National Services Program, under the leadership of Eli Segal, which became the highly acclaimed Americorps Program
- 1996 Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign. Assisted in securing and coordinating Celebrity surrogate speakers
- 1996 Clinton Presidential Inaugural Committee. Secured and coordinated talent for Inaugural Gala
- 2000 Gore/Lieberman Presidential Campaign. Secured and coordinated Celebrity surrogate speakers. Traveled on Air Force 2 with Vice President Gore and Campaign Manager, Donna Brazile, into key states the final days of the campaign, coordinating celebrity surrogates
- 2004 Kerry/Edwards Presidential Campaign. Assisted in coordinating and recruiting Celebrity surrogate speakers and entertainment talent for campaign events, including Bruce Springsteen and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds
- International Aids Trust Foundation which President Clinton and singer/songwriter/producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds co-chaired. Assisted in the coordination and planning of fundraising and public awareness activities
- 1994 Press Secretary for the “Barry for Mayor ’94 Campaign,” which drew record national and international media interest.
- 1994 Press Secretary/Spokesperson/Advisor, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, during his unprecedented fourth term as Mayor of the District of Columbia
Education
- 1984 Juris Doctor, (J.D.), Georgetown University Law Center (attended Georgetown Law Center during the evening, while working at The White House)
- 1976 graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia BA, Political Science
- 2000 Recipient of the prestigious Spelman College Alumnae Achievement Award, an award presented to Spelman women who have excelled in the fields of Arts & Entertainment, Business/Law/Government, Communications, Education/Non-Profit and, Science/Health. The awards are presented by Spelman College and Tiffany & Co. jewelers during a special ceremony, “Breakfast at Tiffany,” hosted by Tiffany & Co.
Philanthropy
- Ms. Bain has participated in numerous fundraising efforts personally and by securing celebrity participation from her clients, and others, for worthwhile charities and causes throughout the world. These include AIDS research, child immunization, world hunger, genocide, education, homelessness, and the plight of women, children and men in countries struck by crisis and violence.
- She was a Founding board member of the Boarder Baby Project, a Washington, D.C.- based organization, established in 1990, to provide housing for babies abandoned and left in hospitals at birth by their mothers, AKA, “Boarder Babies.” For many years, Ms. Bain and CNN host, Larry King, co-chaired the Boarder Baby Project’s Annual Gala.
- Ms. Bain is a long-time board member of the Recreation Wish List Committee, founded by former DC First Lady, Cora Masters Barry. The Committee, comprised of Washington, D.C. business, government, and community leaders, works to ensure that every youth in the city has access to safe and decent recreation facilities, equipment, and programs within their neighborhoods. In 2001, the Committee opened the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, a $5.1 million facility, the first of it’s kind in the nation. The Center provides economically disadvantaged children with tennis learning, while providing tutoring, mentoring, reading and computer skills.
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