(267) 329-9789
30 S. 15th Street, 15th Floor,, Philadelphia, PA, 19102,
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Philadelphia Strategies Group is the only lobbying firm focused on and specializing in lobbying Philadelphia's City Hall. We help organizations of all sizes navigate Philadelphia's complicated legislative and regulatory processes in order to turn their priorities into realities. We aim to make government interaction easy, with a straightforward approach that frames our clients' objectives in an achievable way that highlights the benefits for the City and its residents. Philadelphia's politics have changed dramatically in recent years, and your lobbying strategy has to change if you want to remain effective. We are the only practice based in and focused on the City of Philadelphia, and this singular focus ensures our finger is on the pulse of anything and everything with the ability to respond to changes in real time.
15-20 years
Consistently listed among the "Best Lobbyists in Pennsylvania" and "Most Powerful in Philadelphia Politics" by City & State PA, PoliticsPA, and Philadelphia Magazine.
As the Founder of PSG, John draws on more than 25 years experience in the Greater Philadelphia public policy arena to get great results for his clients. Prior to launching PSG in January 2019, he was Vice President for City Relations at Wojdak Government Relations, one of Pennsylvania's premier lobbying firms. John oversaw all issues in Philadelphia's City Hall and successfully represented large corporations, developers, regional associations, universities, and non-profits for fourteen years.
Before Wojdak, John served as a legislative assistant and drafted and analyzed municipal and state legislation over six years for then-Councilman Jim Kenney and the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee. In the 1990s, John worked on various city and state political campaigns, and spent three years as the Research Director for the Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia's "government watchdog" organization.
John holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, where for thirteen years he was an instructor on urban politics and municipal government at Penn's Fels Institute of Government. He lives in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, where he serves on the executive board of the East Falls Development Corporation. He swears he is much better at lobbying than he is at dyeing his youngest daughter's hair (although he is getting pretty good at that too).
717-773-4213
17 North Second Street, Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
5) Association for Accessible Medicines
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
8) Carvana, LLC
10) City Fund Action
12) Community College of Philadelphia
13) Curaleaf
16) DoorDash, Inc.
17) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
19) Firstrust Bank
22) General Building Contractors Association
24) GIRARD COLLEGE
27) InnovatePgh
28) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
31) love.ftbol
32) MAREC Action
33) Mastercard
35) Motional AD LLC
37) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
38) National Association of Energy Service Companies
42) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
43) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
44) Pennsylvania PBS
45) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
46) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
47) Philadelphia Zoo
48) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
50) Shift Capital
51) SimpliGov LLC
52) Summit BHC
53) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
54) Teach Plus, Inc.
56) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
57) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
59) United States Golf Association
60) University City Science Center
61) Verano Holdings
63) Wawa Inc.
65) WVIA
67) Zillow Group
717-703-5900
17 N. 2nd Street, Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
5) Bank of America Corporation
6) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
7) Carvana, LLC
11) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
12) Curaleaf
15) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
16) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
18) Firstrust Bank
21) General Building Contractors Association
23) GIRARD COLLEGE
27) InnovatePgh
28) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
31) love.ftbol
32) Mastercard
34) Motional AD LLC
36) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
37) National Association of Energy Service Companies
41) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
42) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
43) Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Inc.
44) Pennsylvania PBS
45) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
46) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
47) Philadelphia Zoo
48) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
50) Shift Capital
51) SimpliGov LLC
52) Spin
54) Summit BHC
55) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
57) The Commonwealth Medical College
58) THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
61) United States Golf Association
62) University City Science Center
63) Verano Holdings
65) Wawa Inc.
67) WVIA
68) Zillow Group
215-665-2065
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103,
5) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
6) Carvana, LLC
10) Community College of Philadelphia
11) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
12) Curaleaf
15) DoorDash, Inc.
16) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
18) Firstrust Bank
21) General Building Contractors Association
23) GIRARD COLLEGE
26) InnovatePgh
27) International Business Machines Corporation
28) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
31) love.ftbol
32) Mastercard
34) Motional AD LLC
36) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
37) National Association of Energy Service Companies
41) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
42) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
43) Pennsylvania PBS
44) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
45) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
46) Philadelphia Zoo
47) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
49) Shift Capital
50) SimpliGov LLC
51) Spin
52) Summit BHC
53) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
55) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
56) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
58) United States Golf Association
59) University City Science Center
60) Verano Holdings
62) Wawa Inc.
65) Zillow Group
412-620-6496
301 Grant Street, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219,
5) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
6) Carvana, LLC
10) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
11) Curaleaf
14) DoorDash, Inc.
15) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
17) Firstrust Bank
20) General Building Contractors Association
22) GIRARD COLLEGE
25) InnovatePgh
26) International Business Machines Corporation
27) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
30) love.ftbol
31) Mastercard
33) Motional AD LLC
35) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
36) National Association of Energy Service Companies
40) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
41) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
42) Pennsylvania PBS
43) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
44) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
46) Shift Capital
47) SimpliGov LLC
48) Spin
49) Summit BHC
50) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
52) The Pennsylvania Apartment Association
54) United States Golf Association
55) University City Science Center
56) Verano Holdings
58) Wawa Inc.
60) Zillow Group