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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) AMSURGE c/o Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

22) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

23) Ardent Health Services

24) Arista Networks

25) AshBritt Environmental Inc

26) Association of Environmental Authorities

27) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

28) Asurion LLC

29) Atlas Diagnostics

30) Avaya Inc

31) Aveanna Healthcare

32) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

33) Bayview Marina

34) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

35) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

36) Bet Makers

37) Beth Medrash Govoha

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

39) BLANKROME

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

41) Braeburn Inc.

42) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

43) Brief

44) Britton Industries Inc

45) Brown & Connery LLP

46) Buckeye Brine LLC

47) BusPatrol America LLC

48) Cedar Management

49) Charlie Health Inc.

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

51) Cheshire Home

52) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

53) Coach USA

54) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

55) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

56) Coalition of County SPCAs

57) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

58) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

59) Concentra Medical Centers

60) Concord Engineering Group

61) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

62) Consumer Technology Association

63) Continent 8 LLC

64) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

65) Coppola Services Inc.

66) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

67) County of Essex

68) CSL Behring

69) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

70) DaVita Inc.

71) DCI Group AZ LLC

72) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

73) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

74) DMR Architects PC

75) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

76) Duke Farms Foundation

77) Eagleview Group LLC

78) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

80) EFK Group

81) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

82) Enterprise Holdings

83) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

84) F & D Enterprises LLC

85) Fair Funding for Students

86) Fedway Associates

87) Fieldstone Properties LLC

88) Financial Services Institute

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

90) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

91) Frank Ruocco

92) Garden State Coalition of Schools

93) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

94) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

95) Giggl Childcare

96) Golden Nugget, The

97) Gordian Group The

98) Gourmet Dining

99) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

100) Harmony Foundation of NJ

101) Hello Heart Inc.

102) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

103) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

104) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

105) Hope Christian Services

106) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

107) iGamingCloud Limited

108) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

109) Insurance Auto Auctions

110) Integrity Health

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

112) John P Holland Charter School

113) Johnson Controls Inc

114) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

115) Just Bee the Change

116) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

117) Kaleo Inc

118) Kemper Realty Inc

119) Land Conservancy of NJ

120) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

121) Lilly USA LLC

122) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

123) LINY Investor LLC

124) Live Traffic Data LLC

125) Lotto.com

126) Lottoland Ltd

127) Maersk Inc

128) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

129) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

130) Manheim NJ

131) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

132) Mark43

133) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

134) Maven Construction Corp.

135) McCarter Theater Center

136) Metlife

137) Micro Electronics Inc

138) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

139) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

140) Modivcare

141) Molson Coors Beverage Company

142) Morris View Management LLC

143) Motorola Solutions Inc

144) MSD LLC

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

146) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

147) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

148) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

149) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

150) National Student Clearinghouse

151) NBC Universal Media LLC

152) Nemours Foundation, The

153) Neosurf

154) New Bridge Medical Center

155) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

156) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

157) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

158) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

159) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

160) NJ Association of Election Officials

161) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

162) NJ Catholic Conference

163) NJ Civil Justice Institute

164) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

165) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

166) NJ Energy Coalition

167) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

168) NJ Hall of Fame

169) NJ Hospital Association

170) NJ Institute of Technology

171) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

172) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

173) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

174) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

175) NJ Press Association

176) NJ Private School Council

177) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

178) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

179) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

180) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

181) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

182) NJ State Nurses Association

183) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

184) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

185) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

186) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

187) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

188) Nucor Corporation

189) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

190) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

191) NW Financial Group LLC

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

193) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

195) PalCare

196) Palo Alto Networks Inc

197) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

198) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

199) Planned Companies

200) PNC Bank

201) Prevenitas

202) Princeton Public Affairs Group

203) Pro League Network

204) Progress NJ

205) Progyny

206) Prologis LP

207) Propelus

208) PSE&G Co

209) Public Consulting Group LLC

210) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

211) REED Academy

212) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

213) Rising Pharmaceuticals

214) Roblox Corporation

215) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

216) Rush Street Interactive

217) RWJ Barnabas Health

218) Ryan LLC

219) Safepoint Scientific

220) Safety First Healthcare Corp

221) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

222) SAS Institute Inc

223) Savannah Energy

224) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

225) Service Contract Industry Council

226) Sherwin-Williams Co

227) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

228) Solar Landscape

229) Somerset Development

230) SoulFlora

231) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

232) Special Children's Center The

233) Spencer Savings Bank

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

235) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

236) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

237) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

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

239) TD Bank NA

240) Teachers of Tomorrow

241) TechUnited:NJ

242) Tekni-Plex Inc.

243) Tenax Strategies Inc

244) Thomson West

245) Township of Readington

246) Traveling Vineyards

247) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

248) Turnbull Law Group

249) United Airlines Inc

250) United Way of Hunterdon County

251) Univision Communications Inc

252) US Facilities Inc

253) USA Architects Corp

254) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

255) Valley Hospital

256) Vertical Bridge

257) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

259) Walmart Inc.

260) Waymo LLC

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

262) West Publishing Co

263) Western LNG LLC

264) 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.