Gaurav Parikh Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, United States

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Develop and maintain deep relationships with Federal agencies; Department of Energy, USDA,Treasury, Commerce, and other Federal Agencies.
• Work with U.S. business development team to identify key strategic state partnerships to helpdeepen Nature Energy’s pipeline in states of greatest financial importance.
• Negotiate and close agreements at federal and state levels to support Nature Energy projectsand target IRR.
• Build an extensive pipeline of projects that strategically fit into the Nature Energy portfolio ofRNG (Renewable Natural Gas) producing biogas plants.
• Work in close cooperation with the Finance team to identify and pitch financial institutions tohelp fund Nature Energy projects (SPVs with 50-70% leverage).
• Work in close cooperation with Trading & Innovation and Strategy & M&A colleagues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead Democrat lobbyist for both the House of Representatives and the Senate, working closely with leadership on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and House Financial Services Committees.
• Additionally manage and maintain GOP relationships with Sen. Scott, Sen. Corker, Sen. Rounds, Rep. McCarthy, Rep. Royce, and Rep. Duffy.
• Directly oversee issue portfolio for GSE Reform, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, National Flood Insurance Program, Risk Based Capital, Underserved Communities, and Member Business Lending.
• Work closely with Senate and House Democratic offices on key legislation: S.1310 - Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act and S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.
• Analyze current legislation and work with internal NAFCU teams to collaboratively create a legislative strategy to secure passage, rewriting, or blockage of key legislation.
• Actively work with coalitions and the financial services community to advance legislative priorities important to NAFCU.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lobbyist on government relations team, responsible for oversight of state affairs team of three lobbyists with an annual budget of $1,500,000.
• Engage in lobbying efforts for federal groups: DCCC, DSCC, DNC, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, NewDem Coalition, Blue Dog Coalition, and Center.
• Drive offensive legislative advocacy in several states to pass legislation that is favorable to the industry.
• Direct relationships with third party national political groups and serve as chief point of contact with: DGA, RGA, NGA, DAGA, RAGA, NAAG, SLLF, NCSL, NewDEAL, DMO, NCDM, and SGAC.
• Align work with and drive legislative strategy for fifty state restaurant association government relations directors, ensuring parallel efforts with national policy trends and federal advocacy.
• Manage the Association Board of Directors for the Restaurant Advocacy Fund Committee.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Registered lobbyist and government relations adviser for a diverse portfolio of clients: financial services, insurance, telecommunications, energy, transportation/infrastructure, medical devices, and airlines.
• Lead efforts to ensure passage of the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Advocated for the defeat of two detrimental yet popular amendments to the FARRM Bill that would have been destabilizing to the crop and agriculture insurance market.
• Lead client activity on TRIA legislation and managed all client work for CIAT coalition.
• Worked with congressional offices to draft letters to the Administration and agencies urging a delay in implementing harmful new regulations, the most recent garnering signatures from over 75% of Congress.
• Crafted and executed a legislative plan to allow a nutrition client’s product to be included in USDA guidelines for SNAP.

Washington, DC & Los Angeles, CA

• Engaged in Government Relations and Public Affairs projects. Current clients include financial services companies, technology and energy startups, and political candidates.
• Organizational and High Value Donor/Fundraising Consultant: Trust for the National Mall, Public Leadership Education Network
• Field & Campaign Management Consultant: DCCC Field Services, DNC, Organizing for America, U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson, Bart Gordon, John Boccieri, Charlie Melancon, Beth Krom for Congress. Jeff Green for Senate (managed.
• Washington Fundraising Consultant: Rudy Moise for Congress, Tommy Sowers for Congress.
• Work with corporate and non-profit groups on fundraising, political positioning, and legislative issue advocacy; building strategies for innovative advocacy and maximizing PAC effectiveness.

Washington, DC

• Served as Lobbyist and government relations advisor to a broad range of clients, specifically targeting legislation and utilizing relationships with the House Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation.
• Worked with client executives, counsel, and government affairs teams to identify strategic needs and develop a presence and brand on Capitol Hill and the public arena.
• Led advocacy to reach bank/merchant/consumer compromises and solutions in the Dodd-Frank financial reform act, SAFETEA-LU, Member Business Lending Act, and Interchange Legislation.
• Successfully worked with the FCC on the Connect America Fund Order and reform of USF/ICC for broadband.
• Managed $2.8MM in public affairs and political advocacy budgets, including four full time staff, during the 2010 cycle as well as $600,000 in corporate/non-profit political communications budgets; provided strategy and.
• Provided strategic plans for influencing policy, policy briefs and legislative analysis, hearing summaries, in addition to daily/weekly/monthly briefings on congressional actions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked closely with Fortune 500 and non-profit clients on best practices for PAC and grassroots administration.
• Developed strategic PAC and grassroots plans for clients, positioning legislative initiatives against effectiveness of Congressional giving and grasstops advocacy efforts.
• Assisted clients in managing PAC fundraising and grassroots campaigns for clients. Outlining optimal uses and implementations of DDC software and maximizing ROI.
• Assisted clients with use of compliance software to maintain PAC and grassroots databases and ensure proper reporting with the FEC.
• Worked closely with senior management on business development strategies for both corporate and non-profit clients, focused on outreach to Democratic groups, coalitions, and elected officials.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with government relations teams within Fortune 500 companies and large associations; providing counsel on best practices for monitoring, tracking, and influencing.
• Maintained close relationships with Congressional staff on a daily basis.
• Coordinated and attended large conferences and seminars in order to educate our clientele and government relations departments how best to track and process legislation.

Brea, CA

• Founded an educational services company aimed at the affluent Orange County, CA market.
• Oversaw eight instructors and managed all day to day operations of a small growing business with a very demanding clientele; including all P&L, forecasting, budgeting, and marketing.
• Authored proprietary and innovative tutoring material aimed specifically at working with students and parents with high performance standards. Eventually grew to 150 clients and revenue of $500,000.

Irvine, CA

B.A., Political Science And Economics

Activities and Societies: Cal Poly ASI, Sigma Chi, Political Science Society, Cal Poly Rose Float Team

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