Gavin Young Email & Phone Number

• Lead government relations efforts, including federal engagement, grant management, and lobbying activities to advance organizational goals.• Develop and execute strategies for securing government funding and managing relationships with key stakeholders on Capitol Hill.• Oversee grant application processes, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and reporting requirements.• Collaborate with internal teams to align government relations initiatives with overall organizational strategy.• Represent the organization in meetings with government officials, policymakers, and partner organizations.• Monitor legislative developments and policy changes relevant to the organization's mission and programs.• Coordinate with legal counsel to ensure compliance with lobbying regulations and reporting requirements.• Develop and maintain relationships with government agencies, elected officials, and their staff to advance organizational priorities.• Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and presentations for leadership on government relations matters.• Lead cross-functional teams in developing and implementing advocacy campaigns to influence policy decisions.

Develop and execute corporate sponsorship and philanthropy strategy to meet and exceed multi-year corporate giving targets.Build and maintain a portfolio of corporate leads that contributes to meeting and exceeding the corporate teams fundraising goal and move them through the full sales cycle increasing their support over time.Conduct ongoing prospect research for high value new funding opportunities that match the annual budget needs and long-term strategic planning initiatives.Present brand and impacts to potential national sponsorship partners and develop an integrated, solution-driven approach to creating sponsorship packages inclusive of company physical and digital assets.

Cultivate and maintain strong, long-lasting partnerships and donor relationshipsDevelop strategic plans and yearly goals for donor engagement and givingProspect, conduct market research, and engage in networking to foster new partnershipand donor opportunitiesIn collaboration with national leadership, develop a comprehensive partnershipsstrategy for continually expanding Phoenix’s partnership capabilities.Operate as the lead point of contact for matters specific to national partnerships andwork with local leaders on regional partnership cultivation and supportOperate as the lead point of contact for certain high value donor relationships andsteward relationships with mid and high-level donors and foundations

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Research and respond to various regulatory inquiries from various organizations such as FINRA, SEC and exchange specific surveillance and MarketWatch departments.• Investigate and document internal issues that arise specifically related to in-house proprietary software outages.• Collaborate with various subject matter experts both internally and at the various exchanges to provide research into new market/product developments and those industry wide changes as they impact the firm.

Greater Chicago Area

Project Planning, New Hire Training, Exchange/Firm Infrastructure Troubleshooting, Market Data Assessment, Software Research, Connectivity Testing