Washington Navigators is a new strategic consulting firm that provides personalized representation and advocacy to universities, non-profits, coalitions, national laboratories, and other entities needing an on-the-ground presence in Washington, DC. Clients of Washington Navigators will benefit from its principals’ years of significant experience working with public and private institutions of higher education, lobbying on complex technology policy issues, and engaging with the C-Suite in boardrooms and policy forums across the country. WashNav can help organizations build and execute strategic plans and navigate partisanship to build relationships and achieve success on both sides of the political aisle.

• Supervised daily operations of non-profit member organization focused on U.S. competitiveness policies• Developed major economic policy reports distributed to all Council members, Members of Congress, and key representatives in the Administration• Led development and promotion of America COMPETES, ensuring inclusion of key Council recommendations, including boosting funding for physical sciences and support for STEM across multiple agencies• Managed Council’s influential University Leadership Forum comprised of 40+ college and university presidents, focused on promoting STEM initiatives, research collaboration, along with industry partnerships• Coordinated ongoing activities of Advanced Computing Roundtable, a preeminent coalition of experts dedicated to setting the national agenda in this critical U.S. competitiveness space• Wrote advanced manufacturing agenda, in collaboration with 30+ CEOs, university presidents, and national laboratory directors, outlining need for critical research, education, workforce, and infrastructure investments• Managed budget and logistics for C-Suite annual event: coordinated 25 C-Suite speakers, drafted talking points on issues ranging from automation to energy to cybersecurity, while overseeing large contingent of venue staff• Ran two formal bipartisan congressional briefing programs on complex science and technology policy issues before Congress, featuring guest speakers from industry, academia, and government• Provided strategic reports for the Board of Directors and managed Council operations• Presented 25+ talks worldwide at conferences with up to 1000+ attendees, as a leading voice promoting pro-growth policies, including STEM initiatives, investments in research, and leadership in areas like AI and biosciences

• Stood up GFCC as non-profit organization, attracting participation from 25+ groups from around the globe, to promote collaboration and share best practices for developing initiatives to drive competitiveness• Formalized coalition’s structure by devising bylaws, articles of incorporation, and initial structure, as well as shared principles, which remain an enduring foundation of the GFCC’s current work • Identified and recruited organizations worldwide to foster increased engagement and understanding as means for increasing America’s competitive edge • Launched annual meeting and conference, a core activity of the organization, which continues to be hosted by a different GFCC member each year • Developed and managed annual budget, and provided yearly reporting to Board of Directors, comprised of representatives from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and Russia• Spoke on global competitiveness issues at international conferences, including the Americas Competitiveness Forum (Columbia, 2012; Panama, 2013, Trinidad & Tobago, 2014), and the STS-Forum (Japan, 2011)

• Represented 100+ large, medium, and small telecom companies before Congress, including major companies such as Verizon and GE• Established and maintained key Congressional relationships, while serving as representative for U.S. Telecom with House and Senate Democratic members and their staff

• Managed 10-person staff and budget for Washington, D.C. office• Directed legislative staff to push forward ambition agenda, achieving significant bipartisan legislation, including FDA modernization, and Securities Litigation Reform, despite status as minority party

* Provided research and legislative analysis for current and potential clients.