Nate Walton Email & Phone Number

Boston, US

• Founder of consulting firm that provides government relations and business development services
• Advocate for businesses at the forefront of innovation in the defense, energy, and financial services sectors
• Design and execute strategies for clients that achieve outcomes that advance growth objectives and achieve visibility among target stakeholders, customers, and investors
• Provide clients with research and analysis on political and regulatory developments that impact business operations or shape relevant market sectors
• Hosted over 50 engagements by members of Congress across the country, including committee and conference leaders, featuring industry site visits and roundtables

• Elected by BVF board to serve as one of 10 directors
• Support organization’s mission to mentor promising blue technology startups and organize programming that promotes awareness of the sector
• Selected to serve as board vice chair

Westborough, Massachusetts, US

• Appointed by Governor Charlie Baker to serve on Board of Directors for public economic development agency
• Participate in Board deliberations and discussions regarding MassTech strategies and programs
• Support MassTech’s efforts to develop collaborations that promote business formation and growth in the Commonwealth’s technology sector
• Selected to serve on the Finance and Audit Committee

Boston, MA, US

• Elected unanimously by fellow councilors to serve as chairman
• Regularly communicated with DCR's Commissioner and senior staff on key budget and policy matters
• Spearheaded Council initiatives to enhance budget oversight, streamline resource management plan approval, and improve DCR stakeholder engagement
• Served as Council representative to the DCR Special Commission, established by the state legislature to recommend improvements to the agency's management and operations

Boston, MA, US

• Appointed by Governor Charlie Baker to thirteen-member citizen advisory council
• Conducted oversight of a state agency with over 1,100 employees, an annual budget of $57.2 million, and stewardship responsibility of 450,000 acres of forest, parks, greenways, and other sites
• Collaborated with DCR's Commissioner and senior staff to ensure the Commonwealth has a well-managed system of open spaces and recreational facilities

Baltimore, US

• Member of the National Finance Committee, secured over 200 contributions from major donors recruited during personal meetings conducted throughout the United States
• Co-hosted 20 fundraisers in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, and was one of the few people under 30 to reach the highest fundraiser level (“Stripes”)
• Served on Defense Policy Working Group, provided research and analysis on defense spending, military readiness, and national security, which shaped campaign strategy on these issues

Cambridge, MA, US

• Supported the Harvard lead on a Department of Defense contract to develop an innovative technology platform for measuring the impact of humanitarian and military interventions
• Collected and analyzed intervention data for use as a case study, conducted demonstration surveys of the technology platform, and wrote regular status reports for relevant stakeholders
• Created and managed the Afghan Students Initiative (ASI), a discussion group for Afghan scholars and Harvard faculty, which fostered constructive dialogue on the future of Afghanistan
• Engaged with the local Afghan community to recruit ASI members and organized/led meetings attended by senior academics, Afghan officials, and a member of Congress

Baltimore, US

• Collaborated with campaign senior staff in developing comprehensive field/financial caucus plan
• Formulated surrogate outreach effort that resulted in endorsements from 7 Maine Republican leaders
• Designed caucus turnout plan that involved 26 field staff and 12 surrogates at 31 locations
• Governor Romney won by a 2:1 margin in a race contested by all major presidential candidates

• Solicited $110,000 from business and political leaders in personal meetings across the country
• Traveled 100,000 miles throughout Maine to recruit and train new campus leaders, resulting in the establishment of an active chapter on every campus in the state
• Raised $40,000 to hire 6 field staff and oversaw their successful efforts to recruit 3,000 new members, ultimately providing 12,500 volunteer hours to Republican candidates in 2006
• Organized statewide conventions that brought together hundreds of College Republicans, and which featured two U.S. Senators, a Governor, and top party officials
• Recruited and managed the nation’s largest student delegations to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC, ranging between 72-104 students, from 2006-2008
• Maine College Republicans named “Best State Federation in America” for 2007

B.A., Political Science, History

M.P.P., U.S. Political Institutions, International Relations

Diploma