(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
8) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
9) 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
25) Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
27) HDR, Inc
29) InnovatePgh
30) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
34) love.ftbol
35) Lowe's Companies
36) MAREC Action
37) Mastercard
39) Motional AD LLC
41) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
42) National Association of Energy Service Companies
46) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
47) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
48) Pennsylvania PBS
49) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
50) Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
51) Philadelphia Zoo
52) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
54) Shift Capital
55) SimpliGov LLC
56) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
57) Teach Plus, Inc.
59) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
60) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
62) United States Golf Association
63) University City Science Center
64) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
65) Verano Holdings
67) Wawa Inc.
69) WVIA
71) Zillow Group
717-703-5900
17 N. 2nd Street, Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
5) Bank of America Corporation
7) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
8) 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
24) Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
27) InnovatePgh
28) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
32) love.ftbol
33) Lowe's Companies
34) Mastercard
36) Motional AD LLC
38) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
39) National Association of Energy Service Companies
43) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
44) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
45) Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Inc.
46) Pennsylvania PBS
47) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
48) Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
49) Philadelphia Zoo
51) Shift Capital
52) SimpliGov LLC
54) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
56) The Commonwealth Medical College
57) THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
60) United States Golf Association
61) University City Science Center
62) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
63) Verano Holdings
64) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
66) Wawa Inc.
68) WVIA
69) Zillow Group
215-665-2065
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103,
6) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
7) 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
24) Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
27) InnovatePgh
28) International Business Machines Corporation
29) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
33) love.ftbol
34) Lowe's Companies
35) Mastercard
37) Motional AD LLC
39) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
40) National Association of Energy Service Companies
44) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
45) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
46) Pennsylvania PBS
47) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
48) Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
49) Philadelphia Zoo
50) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
52) Shift Capital
53) SimpliGov LLC
54) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
56) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
57) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
59) United States Golf Association
60) University City Science Center
61) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
62) Verano Holdings
63) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
65) Wawa Inc.
68) Zillow Group
412-620-6496
301 Grant Street, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219,
5) Backbone Mining Solutions LLC
7) Building Hope Broad Street Co.
8) Carvana, LLC
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
24) Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
26) HDR, Inc
28) InnovatePgh
29) International Business Machines Corporation
34) love.ftbol
35) Lowe's Companies
36) Mastercard
38) Motional AD LLC
40) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
41) National Association of Energy Service Companies
45) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
46) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
47) Pennsylvania PBS
48) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
49) Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates
51) Shift Capital
52) SimpliGov LLC
53) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
55) The Pennsylvania Apartment Association
57) United States Golf Association
58) University City Science Center
59) Verano Holdings
60) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
62) Wawa Inc.
64) Zillow Group