Problem-gambling advocate Brianne Doura-Schawohl has been appointed Vice President of U.S. Policy and Strategic Development.
Doura-Schawohl most recently served as Legislative Director for the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) after a decade of leadership in advocacy, public policy, and government affairs. She joins the independent gambling-harm-minimization consultancy EPIC Risk Management, with clients such as Barclays, British Army, Chelsea Football Club and English Football League.
Speaking about her new role at EPIC, Doura-Schawohl said: “EPIC combines risk-management and responsible-gambling strategies with the latest global research and most importantly, lived experience. My emphasis will be in supporting those initiatives in partnership with states, regulators, operators, and consumers.”
With experience and achievements in U.S. Congressional legislative work, including a portfolio of gambling-policy issues, Doura-Schawohl’s has worked with executive- and legislative-branch officials and private-sector stakeholders at the international, federal, state, and local levels of government. Her addition to EPIC’s team is one that Sr VP of US Operations John Millington believes will ‘strengthen’ the organization’s mission of taking the problem out of gambling and encouraging, supporting and engendering a safer and ultimately more sustainable gambling industry in the U.S.
“This is a very important step for EPIC’s impact in the U.S.,” said Millington. “Brianne’s history working with key stakeholders in the gambling industry on problem and responsible gambling is second to none, and combined with EPIC’s experience and expertise, this is a major statement of intent.”
As part of their work in the U.S., EPIC is currently partnering with the GVC Foundation U.S. to deliver a program of responsible-gambling education to professional and college athletes and has recently announced collaborations with the NFLPA Professional Athletes Foundation and the Division of Addiction at Harvard Medical School.
