James. D Schultz, an attorney, policy advisor, and corporate executive, currently serves as Scientific Games Executive Vice President, Global Legal and Public Policy.In his role, Schultz leads a unified legal, public policy, and advocacy agenda to support Scientific Games’ global business growth and further establish the company as the partner of choice for government lotteries worldwide to help maximize revenues.Schultz brings two decades of experience providing counsel to major corporations, institutions, government leaders, and government organizations. He has successfully managed strategy and policy matters across wide-ranging areas, including government engagement, legislative initiatives, government contracting and procurement, federal and state ethics protocols, and administrative law matters.Before joining Scientific Games, Schultz served in various high-profile government roles, including General Counsel to the Governor of Pennsylvania and Senior Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President of the United States in the Office of White House Counsel. In these roles, he provided legal counsel on procurements, transactions, litigation, administrative law matters, and investigations. He has advised and served as an appointee for government officials on both sides of the aisle. In November 2022, he was appointed to the transition team for Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro.Most recently, Schultz was a partner with the Holland & Knight law firm in its Philadelphia and Washington, DC offices, where he led its Northeast Government Advocacy Team and co-led the State Attorneys General Practice as part of the firm’s Public Policy & Regulation Group. He previously led the government and regulatory practice and handled litigation matters across the U.S. for the international law firm Cozen O’Connor.Schultz holds a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University and a Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.