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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) Allstate Insurance Co

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

7) Altria Client Services LLC

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

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

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

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

12) American Association of Dental Boards

13) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

14) American Kratom Association

15) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

16) American Specialty Health

17) American Suntanning Association

18) American Water Works Association of NJ

19) American Wood Council

20) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

21) Ardent Health Services

22) Arista Networks

23) AshBritt Environmental Inc

24) Association of Environmental Authorities

25) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

26) Asurion LLC

27) Atlas Diagnostics

28) Avaya Inc

29) Aveanna Healthcare

30) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

31) Bayview Marina

32) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

33) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

34) Bet Makers

35) Beth Medrash Govoha

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

37) BLANKROME

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

39) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

40) Brief

41) Britton Industries Inc

42) Brown & Connery LLP

43) BusPatrol America LLC

44) Care Options for Kids

45) Cedar Management

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

47) Cheshire Home

48) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

49) Coach USA

50) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

51) Coalition of County SPCAs

52) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

53) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

54) Concentra Medical Centers

55) Concord Engineering Group

56) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

57) Consumer Technology Association

58) Continent 8 LLC

59) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

60) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

61) County of Essex

62) CSL Behring

63) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

64) DaVita Inc.

65) DCI Group AZ LLC

66) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

67) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

68) DMR Architects PC

69) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

70) Duke Farms Foundation

71) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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

73) EFK Group

74) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

75) Enterprise Holdings

76) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

77) F & D Enterprises LLC

78) Fair Funding for Students

79) Fedway Associates

80) Fieldstone Properties LLC

81) Financial Services Institute

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

83) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

84) Frank Ruocco

85) Garden State Coalition of Schools

86) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

87) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

88) Giggl Childcare

89) Golden Nugget, The

90) Google LLC and its Affiliates

91) Gordian Group The

92) Gourmet Dining

93) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

94) Harmony Foundation of NJ

95) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

96) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

97) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

98) Hope Christian Services

99) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

100) iGamingCloud Limited

101) Inseparable Action Inc

102) Insurance Auto Auctions

103) Integrity Health

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

105) John P Holland Charter School

106) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

107) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

108) Kemper Realty Inc

109) Land Conservancy of NJ

110) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

111) Lilly USA LLC

112) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

113) LINY Investor LLC

114) Live Traffic Data LLC

115) Lotto.com

116) Lottoland Ltd

117) Maersk Inc

118) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

119) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

120) Manheim NJ

121) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

122) Mark43

123) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

124) Maven Construction Corp.

125) McCarter Theater Center

126) Metlife

127) Micro Electronics Inc

128) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

129) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

130) Modivcare

131) Molson Coors Beverage Company

132) Morris View Management LLC

133) Motorola Solutions Inc

134) MSD LLC

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

136) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

137) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

138) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

139) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

140) NBC Universal Media LLC

141) Nemours Foundation, The

142) Neosurf

143) New Bridge Medical Center

144) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

145) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

146) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

147) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

148) NJ Association of Election Officials

149) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

150) NJ Catholic Conference

151) NJ Civil Justice Institute

152) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

153) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

154) NJ Energy Coalition

155) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

156) NJ Hall of Fame

157) NJ Institute of Technology

158) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

159) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

160) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

161) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

162) NJ Press Association

163) NJ Private School Council

164) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

165) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

166) NJ School Counselors Association

167) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

168) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

169) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

170) NJ State Nurses Association

171) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

172) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

173) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

174) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

175) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

176) Nucor Corporation

177) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

178) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

179) NW Financial Group LLC

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

181) OneMain General Services Corporation

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

183) PalCare

184) Palo Alto Networks Inc

185) Partnership for Innovative Action (The)

186) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

187) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

188) Planned Companies

189) PNC Bank

190) Prevenitas

191) Princeton Public Affairs Group

192) Pro League Network

193) Progress NJ

194) Progyny

195) Prologis LP

196) Propelus

197) PSE&G Co

198) Public Consulting Group LLC

199) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

200) REED Academy

201) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

202) Rising Pharmaceuticals

203) Roblox Corporation

204) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

205) Rush Street Interactive

206) RWJ Barnabas Health

207) Ryan LLC

208) Safepoint Scientific

209) Safety First Healthcare Corp

210) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

211) SAS Institute Inc

212) Savannah Energy

213) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

214) Service Contract Industry Council

215) Sherwin-Williams Co

216) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

217) Solar Landscape

218) Somerset Development

219) SoulFlora

220) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

221) Special Children's Center The

222) Spencer Savings Bank

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

224) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

225) Stone Hill Ventures LLC

226) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

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

228) TD Bank NA

229) Teachers of Tomorrow

230) Tenax Strategies Inc

231) Thomson West

232) Township of Readington

233) Traveling Vineyards

234) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

235) Turnbull Law Group

236) United Airlines Inc

237) United Way of Hunterdon County

238) Univision Communications Inc

239) US Facilities Inc

240) USA Architects Corp

241) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

242) Valley Hospital

243) Vertical Bridge

244) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

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

246) Waymo LLC

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

248) West Publishing Co

249) Western LNG LLC

250) 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.