Capitol Hill Staffers & Top Lobbyists & Influencers List
Top Lobbyists & Influencers
The Executives
Name Title Firm Adeyinka O. Ogunlegan Vice President Government Affairs & Policy EducationSuperHighway Adolpho A. Birch III Chief External & League Affairs Officer Tennessee Titans Albert Al Williams Vice President Corporate Affairs Chevron Albert E. Dotson, Jr Managing Partner Bilzin Sumberg Albert R. Wynn Senior Director Greenberg Traurig, LLP Albert Sanders Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy Google Alecia Bailey Global Head of DE&I and CSR Assurant Alethia M. Jackson, Esq. Senior Vice President ESG & Chief DEI Officer Walgreens Boots Alliance Alicia Holden Associate Counsel, Senior Director – Social Responsibility, Player Programs and Global Partnerships National Basketball Association (NBA) Amirah S. Salaam, Esq. Vice President, Government Relations Adtalem Global Education Andre J. Barnett Global Tax Policy Director Accenture Anita R. Estell President & CEO Estell Group, LLC Antoinette C. Bush Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs News Corp Ari Q. Fitzgerald Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP Arthur D. Sidney Senior Vice President Forbes Tate Partners Arthur Mboue
SEC reporting Controller, GE, Corp Federal Gov’t RelationsGE Bakari Middleton Director, Global Public Policy Epic Games Bradley Knox Senior Vice President, Federal Public Policy, Corporate & Government Affairs Aflac Brenda A. M. Wise Director of Global Government Affairs CSC Brenda Harding Deputy Chief for Legal and Community Affairs District Attorney 16th Prosecutorial District Broderick Johnson Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Executive Vice President, Digital Equity Comcast Cachavious English Policy Strategist and Managing Counsel Ford Motor Company Carl Jones Jr. Vice President, External & Government Affairs Comcast Corporation Cecilia Williams Director of Interagency and External Affairs NYC Law Department Chanell Autrey Director of Government Affairs Target Chanelle Hardy Head of Civil Rights Google Charles Gayle Head of Policy and Engagement, Office of Consumer Practices Wells Fargo Charles L. Duncan, Esq. Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs Comcast Charlyn Stanberry Vice President of Government Relations National Association of Broadcasters Christopher (Cris) Turner Vice President, Knowledge & Information Products–Government Affairs & Public Policy Google Christopher Guidry Vice President Community Affairs CAEL Cloteal LaBroi, Esq Regional Head of Government & External Affairs Starbucks Cornelia Robinson Global Head of Community Affairs, Amazon Web Services | Social Responsibility and Impact Amazon Web Services (AWS) Courtney K. Robinson, Esq. Head of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Development Block Crispus Gordon III Director Of Government Relations and Community Affairs Monumental Sports & Entertainment Crystal Ashby Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, DEI and Communications Officer Independence Blue Cross Danielle Felder Chief External Affairs Officer DSST Public Schools Danielle McBeth Director of Government Relations Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Danielle Turnipseed Chief Public Policy Officer Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Daron Watts Founding Member The Watts Group, PLLC David Morgan Vice President, Government Affairs American Express Company David Strickland Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Technology Policy General Motors De’Ana H. Dow Partner and General Counsel Capitol Counsel LLC DeDe Lea Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations Paramount Dion M. Spencer, Esq Director of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations Intuit Donna Epps Senior Vice President Public Policy and Strategic Alliances Verizon Dontai Smalls Vice President, Global Public Affairs, UPS | Political Strategist | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion United Parcel Service, Inc. Dorothy Jackson Vice President American Gaming Association Dr. Dianne Piper, Esq. Executive Counsel, Agile Business Partner, Health Equity Advocate, Diversity Strategist Abstone Lalley DeNio, Inc Duran Davis Executive Director, Government Relations Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ebony Sunala Johnson SVP Associate General Counsel for Public Affairs Truist Edward Smith Partner DLA Piper Edward W. Hill VP Government Relations Paramount Elliot Williams Principal CNN & The Raben Group Erika Duthely Director, Government Relations Lime Eron Hackshaw Director for Public Service and Pro Bono Boston University School of Law Farrah Saint-Surin Director of External Affairs and Communications U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General Fedelis N. Fondungallah, Esq. Vice President, Public Affairs Compliance Officer Wells Fargo Felicia Collins Ocumarez General Counsel & Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer AAFC – African Asset Finance Company Fred Humphries Corporate Vice President, , U.S. Government Affairs Fruqan Mouzon Partner Fox Rothschild LLP Genger Charles Managing Director, Head of External Affairs and Impact Strategies Amherst George R. Burrell Partner Kleinbard Bell Brecker LLP Gerron Levi Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs American Fintech Council Gina Adams Corporate Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs Fedex Corporation Glorie Alfred Director & Legal Counsel, Pension Law & Policy Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Henry Lancaster II VP, External Affairs Liberty Atlantic Hilary C. West Executive Director – Federal Government Relations JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jacqueline Ayers Senior Vice President, Policy, Campaigns &Advocacy Planned Parenthood Federation of America James Gee Senior Partner Rebuilding Congress Initiative Janelle McClure Associate Director of Government Affairs Best Buy Jannquell Peters Director Of Community Affairs King & Spalding Jared C. Bass Senior Director for Higher Education Center for American Progress Jason Hill Associate Vice President, Government Affairs, Stanford Health Care Stanford University Jatrice Martel Gaiter Executive Vice President of External Affairs Volunteers of America Jay Hutchins Vice President of Public Affairs Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc. Jayme Smoot VP, Corporate Sustainability and External Affairs Operations Nationwide Insurance Jelani Murrain Director, Federal Relations American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Jessica Lynn Way, Esq. Regional Head of Government & External Affairs Starbucks Joel Wiginton Senior Vice President, Government Relations The Pew Charitable Trusts John Christie Senior Vice President The Smith-Free Group LLC John L. Ray Partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP John Page SVP, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer and Chief Legal Officer Golden State Foods John Taylor President and Principal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Greenleaf Health, Inc. Joi Sheffield Director, Public Affairs & Community Engagement Chime Joiava Philpott Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Law & Policy Cox Communications Jonay Foster Holkins Senior Director of Policy & Corporate Initiatives Business Roundtable Joss Tillard-Gates Director of Community Affairs Clark Construction Group Juana Watkins General Counsel and Vice President of Law and Policy Florida Realtors Judith Rice Director of Government Relations Harris Bank Judy A. Smith Founder and CEO Smith & Company Justin Y. Gray President & CEO Gray Global Advisors, LLC Kanya Bennett Managing Director for Government Affairs The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Kellie Adesina Director, Global Government Affairs The Kraft Heinz Company Kendra Brown Vice President, Public Policy Mastercard Kenneth Mallory Vice President, Media Policy and Regulatory Counsel Motion Picture Association Kevin Brown Sr. Director of External Affairs & Community Partnerships Safer Foundation Kevin J. Avery Vice President, Federal Government Affairs ConocoPhillips Khaliah Barnes Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy Google Khalilah Spencer, Esq. Inclusion, Equity and Social Responsibility Partner and Litigation Partner Honigman LLP Kimberly Tignor Executive Director Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice and Take Creative Control Kimberly W. Ross Senior Vice President, Federal Relations American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) LaKeisha C. Marsh
Chair, Government Affairs & Public Policy Practice GroupAkerman LLP Larry Chattoo Public Policy Executive/Senior Vice President Bank of America Lauren (Johnson) Hartsmith Director of Regulatory Affairs Advarra Leland Shelton Director of Government Relations MCB Real Estate Lisa Abrams Vice President of Government Affairs Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. Lisa Pitt Head Of Regulatory Affairs NorthSea Therapeutics Macani T Director, Social and Environmental Responsibility Dell Technologies Marc E. Miller Partner Donohue, Themak & Miller, PLC Marc Lampkin Shareholder, Government Relations Department Co-Chair and Washington, DC Office Managing Partner Brownstein Marchelle E. Moore SVP, External Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer & President Encova Foundation of Ohio Maria Kirby Vice President, Government Relations The Walt Disney Company Marie R. Sylla-Dixon Senior Vice President, Government and External Affairs Albertsons Companies Maritza T. Adonis, Executive Vice President, Policy, Advocacy, and Government Affairs MTA Visions Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Government Relations Marjorie Fields Harris, J.D. Assistant Director of External Affairs, Office of State and Community Energy Program U.S. Department of Energy Marvin B. Figueroa Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Matthew D. Cutts, Esq. Head of US Policy & Government Relations Dentons Maurice Rigsby Director, U.S. State Government Affairs Johnson & Johnson Maya Bermingham Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Government Affairs Regeneron Mayealie Adams Vice President & Head of Government Affairs Danaher Melvin Witten Legislative and Community Affairs Director District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities Micah Ragland Vice President, Public Affairs Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Michele Cober, Esq. Director, External Affairs Verizon Michele Lawrence Jawando Senior Vice President Omidyar Network Michone Johnson Ingraham Vice President, Verizon Government Relations Verizon Mondi Kumbula-Fraser VP of Government Relations Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Monica Cloud Director GSK Narda Jones Chief Of Staff Federal Communications Commission Nichole Francis Reynolds Vice President and Global Head of Government Relations ServiceNow, Inc. Nicole Lazarre Vice President External Affairs Charter Communications Nikie N. Lomax Chief Legal Strategist Conti Moore Law PLLC Pamela Everhart Senior Vice President, Head of Regional Public Affairs and Community Relations Fidelity Investments Paul Brathwaite Chief Strategist Federal Street Strategies Paula Boyd Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs Microsoft Corporation Pelicia E Hall Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Viapath Technologies Philippa Scarlett Head of Global Government Affairs RELX Portia Boone Director, Government Affairs Amtrak Princess V. Lyles Vice President, Development & External Affairs Democracy Prep Public Schools Ralph D. Reid Vice President Corporate Responsability Sprint Reginald J. Brown Partner Kirkland Ellis Rexanah Wyse Morrissette, Esq Managing Director, Public Policy Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Richard Cesar, Esq. Senior Director of Federal Affairs and National Engagement City of Los Angeles Rodney E. Slater Partner Squire Patton Boggs Rodney Holcombe II Director of Public Policy LeafLink Rodney Oglesby Resident Vice President, State Government & Community Affairs CSX Rodney P. Emery Senior Vice President Mercury Public Affairs Ronny B. Lancaster Director OraSure Technologies Ruth M. Ivory-Moore Sustainability Consultant, Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility Director AdvisoryCloud Ryan Yarrell Director of External Affairs Near North Health Service Corporation Sanders Adu Senior Vice President, Federal Government Relations Wells Fargo Shantrel A. Brown, Esq. Partner Alcalde & Fay Sharon Small Director, Counsel Market Access-Govt. Pricing And Policy Novratis Shenika “Nik” Harris
Vice President of Strategic Outreach & EngagementHuman Rights Campaign Singleton McAllister Partner Husch Blackwell Stacy Richardson Burnette, Esq Senior Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs Comcast Cable Stanley Ball Vice President and Head of Legal, Trade and Government Affairs Transformation and Execution Intel Stephanie Childs Vice President, Global Government Relations
Kimberly-ClarkStephanie Moore Chief of Staff, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43rd) U.S. House of Representatives Sudafi Henry Partner theGROUP DC Sydney C. Edwards Vice President of Regulatory Kyruus T. Reed Stephens Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group Winston & Strawn LLP Tamika Simmons Vice President, Global Regulatory and Government Affairs Covetrus Tavonia Davis Regional Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy Verizon Terrica Carrington VP, Legal Policy and Copyright Counsel Copyright Alliance Tiffani V. Williams Senior Vice President & Public Policy Advisor The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson Tigerron Wells Director, State Government Affairs (SC) Duke Energy Corporation Tim Lynch Director of US Federal Affairs Yahoo Tony Mitchell Director, State Government Affairs – Southern Region Gilead Sciences Tonya Williams Head of External Affairs | Corporate Board Director Evelo Biosciences Tracy Owens, J.D. Director, U.S. Public Affairs Sage Twaun Samuel Senior Vice President – Government, Public, & Regulatory Affairs | Head of U.S. Engagement Moody’s Corporation Virdina Gibbs Director of Government Affairs Virginia Zigras Vice President, Legislative Affairs Charter Communications Waldo McMillan Vice President Charter Communications Walter L. Sutton, Jr. Principal Sutton Consulting Services William “Mo” Cowan Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer Devoted Health William A. Kirk, Jr. Partner K&L Gates LLP William Cunningham Senior Director, Head of Government Relations for the Americas Match Group William J. Roberts Managing Director Center for American Progress Wilson White Vice President Government Affairs & Public Policy Google Yana Miles General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs American Fintech Council Yvesner Zamar Director The Williams Group DC Yvette Badu-Nimako Interim Executive Director National Urban League Yvette Badu-Nimako Vice President, Policy National Urban League Zoe Cadore Head of Federal Affairs Calpine Zoe Gibson-Bowleg Director of Corporate Social Responsibility FTX
Top Lobbyists
The Leaders
Name Title Firm Alexander J. Hammond Government Relations Consulting One World Strategy Group Amadi Anene International Trade and Regulatory Affairs DLA Piper Andres Bascumbe Federal Affairs Lead Block Andrés Bascumbe, Esq. Federal Affairs Block April Jones Senior Government Affairs and Policy Counsel Apple Ashleigh R. Wilson Manager and Counsel, Federal Government Affairs Nucor Baldwyn English External Affairs Manager Florida Power & Light Company Bertram Lee Jr. Senior Policy Counsel for Data Decision Making, and AI Future of Privacy Forum Bolanle Mayowa-Kassim Managing Counsel and Policy Advisor Law Offices Brandon Hicks Government Affairs Lead HP Brandon Johnson J.D. Policy Counsel United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Caren Street Principal Squire Patton Boggs Cecelia Thomas Senior Government Relations Manager Trust for America’s Health Chelsi Bennett, J.D. Public Policy, Eastern U.S. Block Chibundu Nnake Government Relations Manager NetApp Chris Randle US Policy Meta, Inc. Christopher Rountree Senior Government Relations Associate The Pew Charitable Trusts Crystal Evans Counsel, Regulatory Affairs NBCUniversal Media, LLC Cynthia Pullom Government Affairs Officer, Financial Services Policy Investment Company Institute David Adeleye Government and Regulatory Affairs Associate Faegre Drinker Demetrius G. McDaniel Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP Duple’ Travillion Senior Government Affairs Representative Fedex Dwayne Andrews Counsel and Policy Strategist Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates Ender Reed Public Affairs Manager Neste Fabrice E. Coles, Esq. Senior Manager, Global Public Policy PayPal Gavin Logan, Esq. Privacy and Public Policy Manager (Messenger) Meta Glenn F. Ivey Congressman Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District Gregory L. Jefferson, Sr. Legislative Representative AFL-CIO Helina Medhin Community Strategist Intel Hussainatu Blake Education & Workforce Strategist The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Iman Montgomery ESG & Stakeholder Engagement Marathon Petroleum Corporation Jason Everett Senior Manager, Public Policy Amazon Jennifer Klarman-Santiago Public Affairs Specialist with Diplomatic Security U.S. Department of State Jennifer S. Lane Sr. Manager, Public Policy Amazon Jennifer Ubiera Senior Policy Counsel Council for Court Excellence John Heinemann US Policy Manager Paradigm Jonathan Buckner Experienced Lawyer and Government Relations Professional Biogen Jourdan M. Lewis Government Relations Breakthrough Energy Joyce Rogers Government Relations & Policy/Non-Profit Executive/Attorney The Congressional Award Justin Wilkes Public Affairs Specialist – Community Economic Development Coordinator USDA Kayla Gardner Government Relations & Public Policy Google Kelli Lane Consulting Senior Strategist & Counsel Yancey Consulting · Freelance Kelly C. Griffin Regulatory Affairs Paralegal & J.D. Candidate Equitable Kenya Wiley Founder and Policy Counsel Fashion Law and Social Justice Kevin J. Hagan, Jr. Federal Relations Counsel American Association for Justice MacKenzie S. Johnson Public Affairs Philanthropy & Community Impact Analyst Wells Fargo Marcus Woodson Government Affairs Lead Hydrogen & e-fuels Ørsted Marishonta Wilkerson, Esq. U.S. Government Relations Lead McDonald’s Meagan Sunn Of Counsel Ice Miller LLP Meaghan Lynch Federal Public Policy Airbnb Monica Burks Policy Counsel Center for Responsible Lending Morgan Kennedy Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager Google Nicola Whiteman General Manager, Public Policy & External Affairs Mercedes-Benz AG Nneka Adibe Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Cox Enterprises Olivia Igbokwe-Curry Lead, US Federal Political Affairs Amazon Web Services (AWS) Pat Collier IV Counsel & Policy Advisor Senate Democratic Policy & Communications Center Patrick G. Celestine, Esq. Sr. Federal Affairs Counsel Allstate Portia I. Hurtt, Esq. DC Area Manager, Government Relations and Public Policy Washington Gas Preston Mitchum Founder PDM Consulting Rita Peak Federal Affairs Analyst Duke Energy Corporation Robert Harris Corporate Advisory Council Member Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Rocell Cyrus Senior Counsel Regulatory Affairs Retail Energy Supplier Sam Roberts
Lead Counsel Corporate Affairs and Government RelationsWalmart Shannan Powell, Esq. Executive Search – Legal, Privacy & Public Policy Meta Shantel M. Francis Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Attorney Edison Electric Institute Shaylah Nunn-Jones Government & Public Affairs Principal Novo Nordisk Simone Hall Wood Privacy and Public Policy Meta Tealanie Baldwin Manager, Government Policy and Affairs Capital One Tealanie Baldwin Federal Government Affairs Capital On Timothy Graham Associate Squire Patton Boggs Tony Peeler Jr Government & External Affairs EPRI Tracey Lewis Senior Policy Counsel Public Citizen Vaun Cleveland Federal Affairs Counsel American Family Insurance Vincent Brown Legislative & Public Policy Group Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Wayne H. Wealth Strategist PNC Winta Menghis Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Health Equity Amgen
Capitol Hill Staffers
Name Title Firm Agbeko Petty Democratic Counsel, House Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives Andrea D. Martin Legislative Director & Counsel Rep. Andre’ Carson, US House of Representatives Baz Selassie Deputy Legislative Director and Legislative Counsel United States Senate Brandon White Senior Investigative Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Carl Ezekiel “Zeke” Ross Investigative Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics Cierra Pettiford Staff Director, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa U.S. House of Representatives Claytrice M. Henderson Legislative Director U.S. House of Representatives Curtis Doster, Jr. Chief of Staff U.S. House of Representatives Demarquin Johnson Legislative Director U.S. House of Representatives Donni Turner Legislative Counsel U.S. Senator Michael Bennet E. D. Harris Legislative Director & Senior Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Earl Scott Flood Legislative Director and Counsel for U.S. Representative Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) U.S. House of Representatives Earnestine E. Dawson Digital Director and Advisor to the Chairman U.S. House of Representatives Elliot Doomes Professional Staff U.S. House of Representatives – Appropriations – Financial Services and General Government Enumale Agada Oversight Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Eric Bryant Chief Of Staff U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Kweisi Mfume Evan Turnage Judiciary Counsel,Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren United States Senate Gabrielle Miller Director of Member Services & Outreach U.S. House of Representatives George Kingsley Acquah Congressional Int U.S. House of Representatives Gidget Benitez Health Policy Counsel, Office of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky U.S. House of Representatives Halimah Najieb Locke Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience U.S. Department of Defense Hope Goins Staff Director US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Ivanley Noisette Policy Advisor U.S. House of Representatives Jamie Jackson Senior Counsel to U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer U.S. House of Representatives Jocelyn M. Harris Senior Counsel, U.S. House Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives Kadeem Cooper Legislative Director U.S. House of Representatives Katrina Hall Assistant Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Kenneth Simons Regional Director United States Senate Kim Williams Senior Associate Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Kulani Jalata Elections Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Lasagne Wilhite Director U.S. House of Representatives Lauren Dudley Counsel, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Lauren Scott Sr. Compliance Manager, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) DC Government Marcus A.R. Childress Investigative Counsel, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol U.S. House of Representatives Monalisa Dugué Deputy Chief Counsel U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary Mondaire Jones Congressman (NY-17) U.S. House of Representatives Quincy Henderson Legislative Assistant U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Rashage Green Legislative Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Reginald Babin Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer United States Senate Robert Hickman Transportation Counsel United States Senate Temidayo Aganga-Williams Senior Investigative Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Teri Weathers Deputy Chief of Staff United States Senate Tiffany Paschal Smith General Counsel United States Senate Committee on Finance Tremayne Bunaugh General Counsel, Secretary of the Senate United States Senate Committee on Finance Trevor Blake Senior Associate Counsel, Office of House Employment Counsel U.S. House of Representatives Waverly Gordon Deputy Staff Director House Committee on Energy and Commerce Wendell Frank White Jr. Professional Staff Member U.S. House of Representatives Yannick Gill Legislative Director U.S. House of Representatives Yelberton “Yebbie” Watkins Chief of Staff U.S. House of Representatives Yelberton Watkins Chief of Staff US House of Representatives