I am an accomplished public, political, and business strategist with more than a decade of experience creating successful legislative solutions and political campaigns. I leverage my fifteen years leading key Presidential, Congressional, state, and local campaigns and government teams to craft innovative approaches to complex public affairs challenges for a diverse array of corporate, nonprofit, and public clients.Currently I serve as Founder & CEO at Paramount Consulting Firm. I focus my practice on navigating complex legislative environments, building strong relationships across national, federal, state, and local levels, and helping both new and experienced politicians discover innovative ways to win elections. Throughout my career I have served in senior roles at every level of government, including for such notable public officials as civil rights legend Congressman John Lewis, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Georgia Congressman John Barrow, and Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. I led national campaign strategy for 11 key southern states, including two battleground states, for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, where I also served as Senior Advisor to Florida. In addition to my professional roles, I am a passionate community servant. I sit on the Board of Trustees of Woodruff Arts Center, Clark Atlanta University, KIPP Metro Atlanta, and the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce. I appear as key contributor on several news channels and television shows, including CNN, Fox 5 Georgia Gang, WSB-TV, and GPB, and my political analysis has been quoted in Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution Political Insider, Politico, Roll Call, The Hill, and other publications.Specialties include: Public Affairs, Strategy, Government Relations, Lobbying, Relationship-Building and –Management, Public Relations and Communications, and Political Campaign Management