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  • 717-233-1111

  • 30 North Third Street, Suite 950HarrisburgPA17101

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15-20 years

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Experience You Can Count On

Drexwood's core competency is lobbying. Our team's in-depth knowledge of local, state, and federal government enables us to provide our clients with a blueprint for success in the public sector and a unique insight into what hazards to avoid. We use our political knowledge and experience to help our clients understand where they are, see where they need to go, and build a strategy for success here in Illinois. We help identify key public officials best suited to champion our clients' causes as we advocate on their behalf before the state legislature and Illinois's executive agencies. Our job is to get big things done at any level of politics, government, and public life.

6-10 years

Paul joined Drexwood Partners in 2019 bringing 10 years of professional experience with him, including a half decade handling multi-state government affairs and running a U.S. government affairs operation for a multi-national company.

Adept at handling complex public policy issues, Paul began his early professional days working as a litigation paralegal for multiple law firms and working as a field organizer on a national campaign. To begin his government affairs career, Paul spent a short time in Washington D.C. working for a child welfare non-profit conducting policy research and organizing advocacy days.

Prior to joining Drexwood as Vice President, Paul served as Director of Government Relations for a publicly-traded company where he led U.S. federal and state government affairs for multiple business segments. While there he executed federal and multi-state government affairs strategies to support organizational goals across six businesses. This included managing federal appropriation and jurisdictional committee advocacy, a fifty state legislative tracking operation, and direct and indirect lobbying in over half a dozen states across the country. In addition to traditional government affairs work, Paul led the first company-wide global political risk assessment due to international expansion and re-designed the internal government affairs approach to also focus on brand development for business segments that found more value in an elevated presence among government officials.

With a broad range of policy experience in agriculture, education (Pre-K through postsecondary), child welfare, healthcare, insurance, and tech fields, Paul is prepared to tackle new and complex issues quickly to deliver results. He is passionate about government affairs — from traditional lobbying and strategy development to advocacy, coalition building, and policy research.

A native of mid-Missouri, Paul holds a M.A. in Political Science from University of Missouri, Kansas City and a B.A. in Pre-Law/Legal Studies from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and two sons.

MICHAEL HOULIHAN

(Illinois)

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Experience You Can Count On

Drexwood's core competency is lobbying. Our team's in-depth knowledge of local, state, and federal government enables us to provide our clients with a blueprint for success in the public sector and a unique insight into what hazards to avoid. We use our political knowledge and experience to help our clients understand where they are, see where they need to go, and build a strategy for success here in Illinois. We help identify key public officials best suited to champion our clients' causes as we advocate on their behalf before the state legislature and Illinois's executive agencies. Our job is to get big things done at any level of politics, government, and public life.

15-20 years

Mike founded Drexwood Partners LLC with the mission to merge government affairs with a business savvy approach. By drawing upon his nearly 15 years of experience in government and politics combined with 10 years of experience in finance and real estate, Mike is able to provide a unique perspective to his clients. As a registered lobbyist he works with government officials at the state, county and city level navigating the process to solve problems and achieve the desired results for his clients.

Prior to founding Drexwood, Mike served as executive vice president at All-Circo, Inc, a full service government affairs and lobbying firm. There he handled the needs of over 60 clients ranging from fortune 500 companies and small businesses to units of government, non-profits and associations across all sectors and issues. In addition to helping clients with their legislative and administrative goals, he provided counsel in regards to appropriations, regulation, procurement, and coalition development.

Mike was previously vice president at Chicago-based real estate development firm The Prime Group. Serving as a member of the capital markets group, he provided financial analysis, budgeting, and due diligence on real estate transactions as well as helped facilitate $400 million in financing for the JW Marriott mixed use development on LaSalle Street. He began his career in New York with Jefferies & Company on the institutional trading desk, providing sales trading coverage for corporate accounts and hedge funds.

Mike received a B.S. in Finance from Santa Clara University in 1998. He resides in Chicago with his wife, Liz, and two daughters.

  • 717-233-1111

  • 30 North Third Street, Suite 950HarrisburgPA17101

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11-15 years

AUSTIN BARBOUR

(Mississippi)

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20+ years

Austin Barbour brings a dual private and political-sector resume to Clearwater Group, the company he co-founded in 2011.

Barbour began building his extensive client list in 2003, as a government relations specialist at the regional firm, Capitol Resources, where he was hired after breaking all state fundraising records as Finance Director for Haley Barbour's first campaign for Governor of Mississippi in 2003. He took a leave of absence from lobbying during 2008 to serve as Campaign Manager for Senator Roger Wicker in his first bid for the U.S. Senate.

Prior to his work on the lobbying and political scene, Barbour created and grew a new financial services division for Security Holdings, LLC, one of the nation's fastest growing businesses.

In 2011, Barbour brought together his successes in business and politics, and opened the doors at Clearwater Group, LLC, where he serves as Managing Partner and specializes in fundraising and business development as well as government affairs issues dealing with appropriations, defense, state and federal procurement and contracting, education, environment, manufacturing and public safety.

Most recently, Barbour served as Executive Director of the national super PAC for Governor Rick Perry's presidential campaign. Austin served as a Senior Advisor on Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.

Barbour has also been recognized as one of the nation's top fundraisers with previous positions including the National Finance Chairmen for Romney for President in 2012 and a Senior Fundraising Consultant for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

He also held the position of State Finance Chairman for the Mississippi Republican Party in 2010-2011, was on the Transition Team for Governor Phil Bryant and is on the Finance Committee for Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. He served as a member of the strategy team for Romney for President in 2012 and was the Senior Strategist for the successful re-election campaign for U.S. Senator Thad Cochran in 2014.

Austin manages the day-to-day operations of the firm. He leads the firm's strategic communications practice area and is also intimately involved with Clearwater Group's legislative lobbying and political activity practice areas.

  • 215-735-6660

  • 200 S. Broad StreetSuite 1100PhiladelphiaPA19102

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6-10 years

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1) Adobe Inc.

2) ADP

3) Advanced Energy United

4) American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania

5) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES

6) Arrow International, Inc.

7) Avenues Recovery Medical Center at Valley Forge, LLC

8) Baruch S. Blumberg Institute

9) Baxter Healthcare Corporation c/o MultiState Associates LLC

10) Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA, Inc.

11) BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS OF NORTHEASTERN PA

12) BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC

14) Bristol-Myers Squibb

15) Campaign Legal Center

16) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

17) Ceres, Inc.

18) Citigroup Washington, Inc.

19) Community Associations Institute Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee

20) Concordance

21) Conduent Incorporated and its Affiliates

22) Curtis Institute of Music

23) Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Inc.

24) Dawood Engineering, Inc.

25) Defense Realty LLC

26) Dell Technologies Inc.

27) EAGLEVILLE HOSPITAL

28) Ensemble/ Mosaic Navy Yard, LLC

29) Environmental Defense Action Fund

30) Evergreen Collaborative

31) findhelp

32) GMS Funding Solutions

33) GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORK

34) Gwynedd Mercy University

35) High Associates Ltd.

36) Holistic Farms, LLC

37) Holy Redeemer Health System

38) IEM International, Inc.

39) Indivior Inc.

40) INNOVATION WORKS, INC.

41) Jefferson Health Corporation (f/k/a Albert Einstein Healthcare Network)

42) Kensington Hospital

43) KeyScripts, LLC

44) Kimmel Cultural Campus

45) Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic

46) LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK

11-15 years

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15-20 years

BEN LAZARE

(Illinois)
  • 2175531302

  • 225 S. COLLEGE ST.SUITE 100SPRINGFIELDIL62704

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