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Senior Advisor to the Shapiro Transition Committee

Rob has extensive experience in crafting and implementing policy, particularly in the areas of economic development and energy. A veteran of state government, Rob served in the Governor Tom Wolf Administration as Deputy Chief of Staff, Speechwriter, Secretary of Intergovernmental Affairs and most recently as Senior Advisor to the Governor. In this position, he served as primary political advisor and oversaw all aspects of economic development for the Wolf administration as well as coordinated all economic development related grant programs in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. He also coordinated all aspects of the administration's federal government relations efforts to advance the Governor's agenda in Washington, D.C.

Rob is an expert on the intersection of economic development, state funding and labor organizations. He has built coalitions to advance common goals and fostered relationships with a range of stakeholders, including interest groups, business and professional organizations, elected officials and community leaders across the state.

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Michael has more than a decade of experience crafting strategy and facilitating legislative goals in Harrisburg. Most recently, he served as Senior Advisor to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania. He has also served the Senate Republican Caucus, served Senator Tom Killion as the Executive Director of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee and was Chief of Staff for Senators Rich Alloway and Tom McGarrigle. Prior to his senior advisory roles to various legislators, Michael was the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

As a business leader before his career in state government, Michael has a keen understanding of the interplay between public and private interests that can help drive economic growth in Pennsylvania. Having served various government officials with constituencies in urban, suburban and rural regions, he knows the political, business and economic issues and challenges important to communities across the commonwealth.

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Widely regarded as one who could always work in a bipartisan manner within the halls of the Capitol, Kyle has been able to utilize those relationships to achieve numerous successes for his clients. Over the last few years, Kyle has worked with his clients to accomplish many legislative victories, such as the expansion of tax credit programs, implementing the first e-Scooter pilot program in Pennsylvania, amending state licensure laws and securing state appropriations.

Kyle brings to GSL Public Affairs and Communications more than two decades of experience in state government. A native of northeast Pennsylvania, Kyle came to Harrisburg more than 20 years ago and began his career in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Kyle quickly worked his way up the ranks, serving in various roles and most recently as the Chief of Staff for Senator John Yudichak.

As Chief of Staff, Kyle was responsible for the day-to-day operations of both the Harrisburg Office and the District Offices. Kyle developed, implemented and promoted the Senator's legislative proposals and public policy agenda. He also identified and helped secure funding sources, such as RACP, LSA, PennDOT/DCED Multimodal and other CFA grant programs for economic development and infrastructure projects in the Senator's district.

In 2016, Kyle made the transition from chief of staff in the Senate to a career in lobbying. Widely regarded as one who could always work in a bipartisan manner within the halls of the Capitol, Kyle has been able to utilize those relationships to achieve numerous successes for his clients. Over the last few years, Kyle has worked with his clients to accomplish many legislative victories, such as the expansion of tax credit programs, implementing the first e-Scooter pilot program in Pennsylvania, amending state licensure laws and securing state appropriations.

Throughout Kyle's entire professional career, he has maintained an outstanding reputation amongst his peers. Kyle continues to use his experiences and longtime connections to collaboratively work with his clients and stakeholders to achieve policy and legislative goals.

Former Budget Secretary and legislative drafting attorney provides a unique insight into making the deal as well as the interpretation of what the deal was made.

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City and State's "40 Under 40 State Leaders" in 2022

PoliticsPA's "Top PA Political Operatives" in 2014

Board Member on the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Elena has significant experience coordinating and advancing legislative initiatives in Harrisburg. As former Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of Governor Tom Wolf, she oversaw operations of 24 executive agencies, led the planning and implementation of the Governor's strategic plan and worked closely with the General Assembly to advance budgetary, investment, tax reform, election reform, public health and economic goals. Among numerous major initiatives that Elena helped guide from development to completion include the 2022-23 $45 billion budget process, Pennsylvania's largest tax credit package for energy and advanced manufacturing development, COVID vaccine distribution, Pennsylvania's Broadband Authority, regional economic hub development and business recruitment, and the regulatory and executive action agenda for equal rights policies across various industries. She also oversaw the development of risk management, process improvements and data management structures across state agencies. Having served as a liaison between various cabinet agencies, nonprofit organizations and public and private leaders, Elena understands how to collaborate to achieve a common objective.

Elena also has a depth of strategic knowledge about the organization and coordination of political and field programs for key caucus operations and races. Prior to her senior advisory career in the Governor's Office, Elena held executive leadership roles in the Democratic Party and election organizations. She was Executive Director for Campaign for a Fresh Start, which coordinated gubernatorial campaign and other Democratic campaign efforts; served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party; and was Political Director for the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee.

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Nick has served in key leadership positions both within Pennsylvania's Office of Administration (O.A.) and Governor's Office under both Governor Corbett and Governor Wolf. He brings a bipartisan approach to assisting GSL clients. While in O.A., Nick served as the Director of the Bureau of State Employment overseeing 32,000 non-civil service jobs and the application, interview and selection process associated with them. Nick built relationships with key stakeholders in the hiring process, including Deputies for Administration, labor unions and human resources personnel. Additionally, he was influential in proposing and implementing various executive orders, HR initiatives, management directives and policies throughout the enterprise


After transferring to the Governor's Office under Governor Wolf, Nick served as the Director of Administration and as a Deputy Chief of Staff before being named the Governor's Executive Deputy Chief of Staff. In these various roles, he oversaw personnel, procurement and the Governor's Office of Performance Through Excellence. He participated in legislative negotiations and played a key role in the Governor's final budget. Through his administration and procurement background, Nick has extensive experience working with all state agencies and delivery centers and specifically served as a liaison for the Office of Inspector General, Office of Administration, Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture.

Clients:
Clients:

1) 23andMe, Inc.

2) 2U, Inc

3) 3M Company

4) 7 Eleven, Inc.

5) 98point6 Inc.

6) A Place for Mom, Inc.

7) A. O. Smith Corporation

8) Abbott Laboratories

9) AbbVie Inc.

10) Affordable Housing Developers Council

11) AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

12) Airports Council International - North America

13) Aiteo Global Group

14) Alexion Pharmaceuticals

15) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

16) Alkermes, Inc.

17) Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

18) Alliance for Senior Health Care Financing

19) Alliance of U.S. Startups and Inventors for Jobs

20) Allstream Business US

21) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

22) Altria Client Services

23) Ambac Assurance Corporation

24) American Airlines, Inc.

25) American Association for Justice

26) American College of Radiology

27) American Continental Group on Behalf of American Association of Publishers

28) American Continental Group on Behalf of Coalition for Patent & Trademark Info.

29) American Continental Group on Behalf of Copyright Alliance

30) American Continental Group on behalf of Motion Picture Association of America

31) American Continental Group on behalf of News Corporation

32) American Continental Group on Behalf of Nike, Inc.

33) American Continental Group on Behalf of RELX Inc.

34) American Continental Group on Behalf of SoundExchange

35) American Continental Group on Behalf of The Authors Guild, Inc.

36) American Continental Group on behalf of the Songwriters Guild of America

37) American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

38) American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp

39) Amgen Inc.

40) Amgen USA Inc.

41) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

42) Aptiv, PLC

43) Association for Accessible Medicines

44) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

45) AT&T Services, Inc.

46) AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliate, Warner Media, LLC

47) Atlantic Coast Conference

48) Autism Speaks Inc.

49) Bayer Corporation

50) Bayer Cropscience LP

51) Beer Institute

52) Biodesix, Inc.

53) Biogen, Inc.

54) Biotechnology Innovation Organization

55) Bockorny Group, Inc. on behalf of Cognosante, LLC

56) Boys & Girls Clubs of America

57) Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

58) BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES

59) California Life Sciences Association

60) Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.

61) CareDx, Inc.

62) Cargill, Inc.

63) Carnival Corporation

64) Centene Corporation

65) Center for Discovery

66) Center for Policing Equity

67) Charter Communications, Inc.

68) Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

69) City of McAllen, Texas

70) City of Weston Florida

71) Coaltion for Horse Racing Integrity

72) Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corporation

73) Comcast Corporation

74) Commercial Bankruptcy Alliance

75) Committee for Education Funding

76) Consortium for 568 Victims U.S. Embassy Bombings in Nairobi & Dar es Salaam

77) Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.

78) Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.

79) Copyright Alliance

80) Credit Protection Coaltion

81) CRISPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

82) Crystallex

83) Cultural Care Au Pair

84) Darden Restaurants, Inc.

85) Directors Guild of America

86) Discovery Communications, LLC

87) DJO Incorporated

88) DREXEL UNIVERSITY

89) eBay, Inc.

90) Elekta Inc.

91) Elliott Management Corporation

92) EMD Serono Inc.

93) Emergency Safety

94) Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.

95) Epic Games, Inc.

96) Exer Labs, Inc.

97) Exxon Mobil Corporation

98) Facebook, Inc.

99) Federal Express Corporation

100) Ferrero USA, Inc.

101) Fincantieri Marine Group LLC

102) Flagship Olympia Foundation

103) Ford Motor Company

104) Fox Corporation

105) Fresenius Medical Care North America

106) Genentech, Inc.

107) General Dynamics Corporation

108) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

109) GlaxoSmithKline

110) Global Blood Therapeutics

111) Google Client Services LLC

112) GRAIL, Inc.

113) Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.

114) HAAS, Incorporated

115) Health Supply US, LLC

116) Healthcare Distribution Alliance

117) Highmark Health

118) Hospice Compassus

119) iHeartMedia, Inc.

120) Incyte Corporation

121) Intellectual Property Owners Association

122) International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

123) INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION

124) International Trademark Association

125) Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

126) Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

127) Justice Action Network

128) JUUL Labs, Inc

129) K-LOVE

130) Lacuna Technologies, Inc.

131) Leaf 4 Life LLC

132) Lendlease Americas

133) Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA)

134) LifeLink of Georgia

135) Lifeway Foods, Inc.

136) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

137) LKQ Corporation

138) Lockheed Martin Corporation

139) MAG DC Corp.

140) Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

141) Matheson Tri-Gas

142) McKesson Corporation

143) Medtronic, Inc.

144) Merck & Co., Inc.

145) Mesa Airlines

146) Microsoft Corporation

147) Moderna, Inc.

148) National Association of Realtors

149) National Cable and Telecommunications Association

150) National Fire Protection Association

151) National Homebuyers Fund

152) National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

153) National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD)

154) National Rental Home Council

155) News Corporation

156) NextEra Energy, Inc.

157) Nike, Inc.

158) Novartis, Inc.

159) Office of Ronald Lauder

160) OFG Bancorp

161) Oracle Corporation

162) Organize.org

163) Pac-12 Conference

164) Pacific Gas and Electric Company

165) Palantir Technologies, Inc.

166) PathO3Gen Solutions

167) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP on behalf of Qualcomm Incorporated

168) Peachtree Health Group, LLC

169) Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

170) Peraton Corporation

171) Personal Care Products Council

172) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

173) Philly Shipyard

174) Policy Center for Public Health & Safety

175) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

176) PPC Broadband, Inc.

177) Prescient Medicine Holdings, Inc.

178) Project Management Institute, Inc.

179) Prosegur Security USA

180) RAI Services Company

181) Revolution Corporate Services, Inc.

182) Rural County Representatives of California

183) Rural Media Group, Inc.

184) SAGE Therapeutics

185) Sanofi U.S. Services, Inc.

186) Sapphire Digital

187) Secure Identity, LLC

188) SoundExchange

189) Southeastern Conference

190) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

191) Spotify USA Inc.

192) Stamford Hospital

193) StringKing

194) T-Mobile USA, Inc.

195) Textron Inc.

196) The Big 12 Conference, Inc.

197) The Big Ten Conference, Inc.

198) The Freedom Initiative

199) The MENTOR Network

200) The Veritcal Flight Society

201) The Water Council

202) ThyssenKrupp North America, Inc

203) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

204) UCB, Inc.

205) United Services Automobile Association (USAA)

206) UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

207) United States Telecommunications Training Institute

208) UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

209) US WorldMeds, LLC

210) USA EB5 Immigration, LLC

211) Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

212) Veracyte, Inc.

213) VeriSign, Inc.

214) Veros Real Estate Solutions, LLC

215) VillageMD

216) Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

217) Virtu Financial, LLC

218) Walgreen Co.

219) Walmart Inc.

220) Western Union

221) Wrap Technologies, Inc.

222) Xperi Corporation

223) Zayo Group, LLC

224) Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

225) Zuffa, LLC doing business as UFC

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Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

BRIAN KEECH

(Federal)
Clients:

BRIAN KEECH

(Pennsylvania)
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GREGORY MONTANARO

(Federal)
  • 3141 Chestnut StreetSuite 10627PhiladelphiaPA19104

Clients:
  • 7179616487

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Clients:
  • 7179616487

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Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

DAVID WILSON

(Federal)
  • 3141 Chestnut StreetSuite 10627PhiladelphiaPA19104

Clients:

DAVID WILSON

(Pennsylvania)