Seth Unger Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, OH, US

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Leads GBX Group’s government relations, public affairs, and coalition initiatives. This includes relationship building with government and policy influencers, key media outlets, and stakeholder groups.
• Identifies thought leadership opportunities for GBX’s experts in the areas of tax, historic preservation, economic impact, and community development.
• Oversees efforts to build strategic partnerships with local, state and federal audiences.

University Heights, Ohio, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• One of Treasury’s first political appointees starting on day-one of the new administration, messaging tax reform, regulatory rollback, sanctions policy, and other high-profile initiatives
• Chief spokesman for Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI), directing strategic communications for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
• Traveled internationally to promote new Terrorist Financing Targeting Center in the Middle East, pressure campaign against North Korea in Asia, sanctions on Iran in Europe, and anti-corruption efforts in Africa.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Served as chief spokesman for the Ohio Treasury and as Senior Policy Advisor for Public Affairs;
• Oversaw strategic public affairs and stakeholder relationships on major treasury initiatives, and advised on policy including expanding Ohio's best-in-the-nation transparency project, reforming Ohio's onerous municipal.
• Led teams that designed and launched OhioCheckbook.com, which set a new national standard for transparency and propelled Ohio from 46th to 1st in government transparency, and presented nationally on accomplishment.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Chief spokesman and Director of Communications for Mr. Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in the ultimate battleground state of Ohio, winning by 8 points and 450,000 votes
• Managed all earned media efforts and relationships with hundreds of state and national media outlets, facilitated Ohio press interviews with Mr. Trump, and coordinated all surrogate operations

20 years of campaign experience, playing active roles with candidates and campaigns in Ohio and California in every election cycle since 1996. Managed and worked on staff for political campaigns for the Ohio State Legislature, U.S. Congress, and Ohio Supreme Court in 1996, 1998 and 2000 respectively, as well as working for the Cuyahoga County Republican.

Sacramento, California Area

Directed communications and served as spokesman for three Assembly Republican Leaders and the 28-Member Assembly Republican Caucus, and oversaw teams of speech writing, video production and media relations staff.

Sacramento, California Area

Ran one of busiest press offices in California with a 12-person Headquarters press office, 50 Public Information Officers in the field, and a $2.2M budget.

Sacramento, California Area

Appointed as chief on-the-record spokesman for one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the world, during a time of significant corrections policy reform and realignment.

Sacramento, California Area

Directed Communications for the Assistant Republican Leader of the California State Senate, Senator Chuck Poochigian, including working on historic workers' compensation reform legislation signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger that significantly reduced rates for small businesses across California. Served as Communications Director for Senator.

Sacramento, California Area

Managed communications for the 15,000-member California Chamber of Commerce during the historic 2003 Recall Election, and served as Capitol Correspondent writing for Chamber publications.

Burbank, California

Served as Deputy Press Secretary for the CAGOP through the 2002 campaign cycle, and coordinated media for California Republican Party conventions, election nights and major events from 2001-2011.

Bs, Political Science And Communications

Activities and Societies: Sailing Team, Iota Chi Upsilon, College Republicans

High School

Activities and Societies: Four-year varsity tennis letterman, basketball, soccer, AFS club.