Fleischer to Open D.C. Consultancy

Following in the footsteps of several of his predecessors, former Bush administration chief spokesman Ari Fleischer will open Ari Fleischer Communications this September in Washington.

The independent firm will “provide CEOs and others with advice on how to handle the press,” said Fleischer, 42, who declined to name any clients. “I’m looking forward to building a business. I’ve been in government for a virtual lifetime, but I’ve always had an entrepreneurial side.”

“Somebody who has filled as high-profile a role as Ari Fleischer did is going to be in high demand by corporate America,” said Eric Fehrnstrom, communications director for Massachusetts Gov.