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RICHARD GANNON

A fierce competitor. A problem solver. A subject matter expert. Rich Gannon earned clients' loyalty and competitors' respect over the decades for battling on behalf of his clients. Be it a multinational firm with offices in 59 countries, a major environmental organization or a prominent hospital there is one constant: the partners at GTB listen to their clients, collaboratively determine their needs and then execute the plan with laser focus and flexibility. Rich Gannon and his partners Michael Torpey, and Mark Bellin each bring to the table a unique set of skills that can only be honed through experience serving at the highest levels of government and by being in the trenches every day, working doggedly to achieve success for their clients.

20+ years

Chairman of the Board of Overseers, Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Member of Environment and Energy Team, Transition 2018/NJ Governor-elect Phil Murphy's Gubernatorial Transition

Rich, a Founding Partner of GTB, Partners LLC, has enjoyed a distinguished career in politics and international affairs spanning four decades while working at the highest levels of the Federal government and the State of New Jersey. At GTB, Rich directs our international affairs practice as well as executive branch efforts of the firm. In addition, Rich conducts comprehensive development efforts on behalf of GTB's clients seeking to do business with all levels of government in New Jersey.

In 2011, Rich and Michael Torpey founded Advanced Energy New Jersey, a clean energy/energy efficiency not-for- profit trade association comprised of 150 companies engaged in this space.

Prior to founding GTB, Rich was the managing partner in Winning Strategies/Global.

He served as Senior Advisor for Trade Development to the late-Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. There he led the US Government's commercial diplomacy efforts in the Middle East and Africa. Before joining the Commerce Department, Rich served as Special Counsel to the President in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and Assistant Counsel to the Presidential Transition. He previously was Director of External Affairs for New Jersey Governor Jim Florio. In 1992, Rich was appointed to serve as the New Jersey State Director for the successful Bill Clinton and Al Gore presidential election campaign. For the first time since 1964, the Democratic Presidential candidate carried the state. His political experience also includes serving on the staffs of U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley and as an advisor to Senator Bob Torricelli. Early in his career, Rich was Chief of Staff to New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak. Rich has also served a term as Council
President in his home town of Spring Lake Heights.

Rich earned his LL.M. in International and Comparative Law at Georgetown University Law Center, received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University. At Fordham, he pitched for the Fordham Rams baseball team and was invited to join Omicron Delta Epsilon, the honor society in economics. Rich serves on the Board of Overseers to Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy, where he is currently the Chairman, and their President's Advisory Group. Rich and his wife Robin have two children, Brigid and John.

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DAVID SMITH

(New Jersey, )

Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc

smith@ppag.com
(609) 209-7780
160 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, TAG Profile

Princeton Public Affairs Group, the largest government affairs firm in New Jersey, is a multifaceted organization specializing in government relations and communications in New Jersey. We have offices in Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. with an unparalleled network of contacts throughout the state. The strength of our firm derives from the diverse backgrounds of the firm's partners and associates which include a former President of the New Jersey Senate, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Counsel to the Governor, Chief Counsel to the General Assembly and several former Directors of the Legislature.

Firm Specialties:
An accomplished bipartisan staff between our Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, DC offices ensures that our clients are well represented on both sides of the political aisle and at all levels of government. The mix and wealth of experience among our professionals provides for expertise in all areas of public policy.

Whatever the task: working our way through the permitting process, delivering a change in a regulation or orchestrating the introduction and passage of major legislation, we've done it.

Wherever the setting: before a Legislative Committee or in the Office of the Governor, we've been there.

Whomever the players: the Commissioner of a State Department, a key Committee aide, the Legislative leadership or the Chief of Staff, we know them.

And each and every one of our clients is assured the benefit of that expertise. You see, at the Princeton Public Affairs Group, our philosophy dictates that each of our clients works with a firm partner. There are no junior executives. This is one of the qualities which separates us from other firms. It gives our clients the best we have. And it works.

1) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

2) Actors Fund Home

3) Adler Aphasia Center

4) Advantage Capital Partners

5) Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries (AHCSM)

6) Allstate Insurance Co

7) Altria Client Services LCC and its Affiliates/Philip Morris USA Inc

8) Altria Client Services LLC

9) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/Helix Innovations LLC

10) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/John Middleton Co

11) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/NJOY LLC

12) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/US Smokeless Tobacco Co

13) American Association of Dental Boards

14) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

15) American Kratom Association

16) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

17) American Specialty Health

18) American Suntanning Association

19) American Water Works Association of NJ

20) American Wood Council

21) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

22) Ardent Health Services

23) Arista Networks

24) AshBritt Environmental Inc

25) Association of Environmental Authorities

26) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

27) Asurion LLC

28) Atlas Diagnostics

29) Avaya Inc

30) Aveanna Healthcare

31) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

32) Bayview Marina

33) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

34) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

35) Bet Makers

36) Beth Medrash Govoha

37) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey

38) BLANKROME

39) Boardwalk 1000 LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

40) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

41) Brief

42) Britton Industries Inc

43) Brown & Connery LLP

44) Buckeye Brine LLC

45) BusPatrol America LLC

46) Care Options for Kids

47) Cedar Management

48) Chauffeured Transportation Assoc. of NJ rebranded from Limousine Assoc. of NJ

49) Cheshire Home

50) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

51) Coach USA

52) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

53) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

54) Coalition of County SPCAs

55) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

56) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

57) Concentra Medical Centers

58) Concord Engineering Group

59) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

60) Consumer Technology Association

61) Continent 8 LLC

62) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

63) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

64) County of Essex

65) CSL Behring

66) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

67) DaVita Inc.

68) DCI Group AZ LLC

69) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

70) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

71) DMR Architects PC

72) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

73) Duke Farms Foundation

74) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

75) Educational Services Commission of NJ (formerly Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission)

76) EFK Group

77) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

78) Enterprise Holdings

79) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

80) F & D Enterprises LLC

81) Fair Funding for Students

82) Fedway Associates

83) Fieldstone Properties LLC

84) Financial Services Institute

85) Fontana Law Group LLC d/b/a Crimson Legal Group

86) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

87) Frank Ruocco

88) Garden State Coalition of Schools

89) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

90) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

91) Giggl Childcare

92) Golden Nugget, The

93) Gordian Group The

94) Gourmet Dining

95) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

96) Harmony Foundation of NJ

97) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

98) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

99) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

100) Hope Christian Services

101) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

102) iGamingCloud Limited

103) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

104) Insurance Auto Auctions

105) Integrity Health

106) Intersection Parent LLC f/k/a Intersection Media LLC

107) John P Holland Charter School

108) Johnson Controls Inc

109) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

110) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

111) Kaleo Inc

112) Kemper Realty Inc

113) Land Conservancy of NJ

114) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

115) Lilly USA LLC

116) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

117) LINY Investor LLC

118) Live Traffic Data LLC

119) Lotto.com

120) Lottoland Ltd

121) Maersk Inc

122) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

123) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

124) Manheim NJ

125) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

126) Mark43

127) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

128) Maven Construction Corp.

129) McCarter Theater Center

130) Metlife

131) Micro Electronics Inc

132) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

133) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

134) Modivcare

135) Molson Coors Beverage Company

136) Morris View Management LLC

137) Motorola Solutions Inc

138) MSD LLC

139) National Assoc. of Benefits & Insurance Professionals of NJ

140) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

141) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

142) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

143) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

144) NBC Universal Media LLC

145) Nemours Foundation, The

146) Neosurf

147) New Bridge Medical Center

148) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

149) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

150) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

151) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

152) NJ Association of Election Officials

153) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

154) NJ Catholic Conference

155) NJ Civil Justice Institute

156) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

157) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

158) NJ Energy Coalition

159) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

160) NJ Hall of Fame

161) NJ Institute of Technology

162) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

163) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

164) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

165) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

166) NJ Press Association

167) NJ Private School Council

168) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

169) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

170) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

171) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

172) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

173) NJ State Nurses Association

174) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

175) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

176) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

177) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

178) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

179) Nucor Corporation

180) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

181) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

182) NW Financial Group LLC

183) Oddin.gg US LLC formerly Oddin.gg.s.r.o

184) OneMain General Services Corporation

185) Ora Apps Inc and its subsidiary company CNK Management Inc

186) PalCare

187) Palo Alto Networks Inc

188) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

189) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

190) Planned Companies

191) PNC Bank

192) Prevenitas

193) Princeton Public Affairs Group

194) Pro League Network

195) Progress NJ

196) Progyny

197) Prologis LP

198) Propelus

199) PSE&G Co

200) Public Consulting Group LLC

201) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

202) REED Academy

203) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

204) Rising Pharmaceuticals

205) Roblox Corporation

206) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

207) Rush Street Interactive

208) RWJ Barnabas Health

209) Ryan LLC

210) Safepoint Scientific

211) Safety First Healthcare Corp

212) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

213) SAS Institute Inc

214) Savannah Energy

215) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

216) Service Contract Industry Council

217) Sherwin-Williams Co

218) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

219) Solar Landscape

220) Somerset Development

221) SoulFlora

222) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

223) Special Children's Center The

224) Spencer Savings Bank

225) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.

226) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

227) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

228) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

229) Syensqo Finance (America) LLC formerly Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

230) TD Bank NA

231) Teachers of Tomorrow

232) TechUnited:NJ

233) Tekni-Plex Inc.

234) Tenax Strategies Inc

235) Thomson West

236) Township of Readington

237) Traveling Vineyards

238) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

239) Turnbull Law Group

240) United Airlines Inc

241) United Way of Hunterdon County

242) Univision Communications Inc

243) US Facilities Inc

244) USA Architects Corp

245) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

246) Valley Hospital

247) Vertical Bridge

248) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

249) Virtual Gaming World (VGW) Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd

250) Waymo LLC

251) Wellcare Health Plans Inc., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation

252) West Publishing Co

253) Western LNG LLC

254) WPT Enterprises inc.

DAVID A. SMITH is a partner in the Princeton Public Affairs Group, is a veteran of the public affairs arena and has successfully managed public affairs campaigns impacting auto insurance, life insurance, tort reform and environmental legislative initiatives. Mr. Smith received national acclaim when he was honored with a ""Pollie Award"" by the American Association of Political Consultants and named to their United States ""Public Affairs Team of the Year." Mr. Smith was also named one of the most influential players in New Jersey's Healthcare arena by the Annual HealthSense Listing. Since 2005, Mr. Smith has been a Commissioner on the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (nominated by the Governor for two separate four year terms and confirmed by the NJ Senate) and currently serves as an Officer on the Commission (Secretary). Mr. Smith serves on the National Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, and was one of the few contract lobbyists in the Country to be appointed to a National Task Force charged with creating ethical standard for lobbyists throughout the United States. Mr. Smith is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of ProtectingAmerica.org, an advocacy organization Co-chaired by James Lee Witt, former Cabinet member under President Clinton and Admiral James Loy, Deputy Director of Homeland Security under President Bush. Mr. Smith also serves as an Officer (1st Vice President) of the New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee (Secretary) of The Advocacy Group (TAG). Finally, Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Directors as an officer (Treasurer) of the State Capitol Insurance Company RRG, the first professional liability company for lobbyists headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Smith has appeared on television and radio stations representing clients' interests, authored dozens of articles on politics/policy issues in New Jersey and is a frequent guest speaker/lecturer at national and state conferences, legislative hearings, meetings and seminars. He has been a consultant to statewide and legislative political campaigns and is a member of the Executive Finance Committee of the Assembly Democratic Leadership Committee as well as the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Smith served as Director of Policy and Planning for the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Office. In that capacity, Mr. Smith supervised the partisan staff of all Assembly Committees and Task Forces while serving as senior staff aide to the insurance and commerce legislative committees. He was a Director with the New Jersey Dental Association from 1985 to 1990 and served on several national and state health care and insurance advisory committees.

Mr. Smith was awarded a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) Degree from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College. He is a Graduate Fellow of the Public Affairs Institute, a three year educational program of the Public Affairs Council located in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith also graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from Gettysburg College.