Possesses extensive knowledge of the Mississippi legislative process
Provides trusted guidance on fiscal policy to legislative leadership and statewide elected officials
Understands the challenges that state agencies face and offers solutions that align strategically with other statewide efforts
2) Canopy Children's Solutions
3) Ceres, Inc.
4) Cornerstone Government Affairs
6) DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority
7) Empower MS
8) Foundation for Mississippi History
9) Great City Mississippi Foundation
10) Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District
11) Jackson County Board of Supervisors
15) Mississippi Association of Health Plans
16) Mississippi Business Alliance
17) Mississippi Destination Marketing Organization Association
18) Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
19) Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
20) Mississippi Railroad Association
21) Mississippi State University
23) Relativity Space
24) Remitly
Drew Maddox joined the Cornerstone Mississippi team in February 2020 as a vice president with more than 10 years of experience in finance and education policy. Previously, Drew served as the chief financial officer of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, where he oversaw all administrative divisions of the department, including accounting, communications, processing, information technologies and logistics. As CFO, Drew also worked closely with state legislators and statewide elected officials to guide tax policy decisions, liquor laws, and revenue-generating activities.
Prior to his time at the Department of Revenue, Drew also worked as director of state engagement at EdBuild, where he used his knowledge of political and governmental structures to strategically place educational reform proposals in the best positions for success in state legislatures across the country. Drew has also worked at the Mississippi Legislative Budget Office as the Senate budget officer, where he worked closely with leadership to craft and pass balanced budgets.
Drew received his Bachelor of Arts in English literature and his Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Drew enjoys spending time with his wife and two children (Sam and Bee), baseball, and gardening.
601-720-9862
200 North Congress Street, Suite 401, Jackson, MS, 39201,
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Leads federal and state advocacy efforts for clients from the firm's Jackson office
Former chief of federal affairs and strategic priorities at the Mississippi Development Authority
2) C Spire
3) Canopy Children's Solutions
4) Ceres, Inc.
5) Cornerstone Government Affairs
7) DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority
8) Empower MS
10) Foundation for Mississippi History
11) Great City Mississippi Foundation
12) Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District
15) Mississippi Association of Health Plans
16) Mississippi Business Alliance
17) Mississippi Destination Marketing Organization Association
18) Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
19) Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
20) Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
21) Mississippi Railroad Association
23) Relativity Space
24) Remitly
26) Techtronic Industries North America, Inc. dba Milwaukee Tool
Manning joined Cornerstone in May of 2023 following his time at Watkins & Eager PLLC, where he served as a Government Affairs Advisor. Based in Jackson, Manning supports clients at the state and federal level, specifically with infrastructure, community development, public safety, workforce development, Corps of Engineers and other issues areas.
In his previous role, he helped secure state appropriations for projects and pursued federal earmark requests, successfully advocating for tens of millions of dollars for clients. Additionally, he worked on a variety of issues including tax policy, business regulations, and federal and state regulatory approval for complex, large scale projects.
Prior to this, Manning held different roles with the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), his last one being the Chief of Federal Affairs and Strategic Priorities, where he worked directly with the governor and his staff to support economic development. Manning was a member of the executive committee of the state's lead economic and community development agency advancing the state's priorities on a variety of federal issues including aerospace, military spending and base/mission realignment, infrastructure and defense sector recruitment.
While at the MDA he also directed the activities of six division directors with a wide variety of responsibilities from strategic policy development, community development and federal regulatory compliance, in addition to coordinating the inter-governmental affairs of the agency, including working closely with the Office of the Governor, statewide elected officials, other state executive agencies, the state legislature and the federal Congressional delegation.
Manning holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi.
954-234-0650
2002 San Marco Blvd, Suite 202, Jacksonville, FL, 32207,
2) ACRONIS AG
3) AECOM
6) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP, LP
7) BLH CAPITAL & MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
9) COWLITZ TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY
12) GENERA PR LLC
1100 G ST NW, Ste 620, Washington, DC, 20005,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
3) AEGILYS
4) AIR SPACE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
5) AIRBASE INTELLIGENCE INC. (FKA SPECTRA)
8) APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, INC.
9) ARENA PHYSICA (FKA ARENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)
10) BP AMERICA INC.
11) BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC
12) COMBINED ARMS
14) CONVERGENT SOLUTIONS LLC D/B/A EXIGER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
15) DATABRICKS, INC.
17) ECS
18) ENSCO
19) EOS DEFENSE SYSTEMS USA, INC.
20) EUTELSAT NETWORK SOLUTIONS (F/K/A EACOWT)
22) FUSE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
24) IAG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
25) IMPULSE SPACE
26) INVERIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS
27) KRATEOSKY LLC
28) NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE
31) ORBIT FAB
32) QUALTRICS LLC
34) RELATIVITY SPACE
35) SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC
36) SEMPRE, INC.
38) STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
39) STRIDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
40) SUSTAINMENT
42) TYR TACTICAL
43) U.S. MANUFACTURING INNOVATION COUNCIL
44) UIPATH
45) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
200 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 510, Washington, DC, 20001,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
2) ADVANCING MENTAL HEALTH FOR MILITARY FAMILIES, LLC
3) AIR SPACE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
6) APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, INC.
7) ARENA PHYSICA (FKA ARENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)
8) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
10) BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC
11) CHAINALYSIS
12) COMBINED ARMS
14) CONVERGENT SOLUTIONS LLC D/B/A EXIGER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
15) DAY & ZIMMERMANN GROUP, INC.
17) ECS
18) EOS DEFENSE SYSTEMS USA, INC.
19) EUTELSAT NETWORK SOLUTIONS (F/K/A EACOWT)
21) FUSE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
23) GLENCORE, LTD
24) HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. (FKA HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED)
25) IMPULSE SPACE
26) INVERIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS
27) NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE
28) NOBLE
31) ORBIT FAB
32) OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
34) QUALTRICS LLC
36) RELATIVITY SPACE
38) SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC
40) STRIDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
41) SUSTAINMENT
42) TEXTRON, INC.
44) TYR TACTICAL
45) UIPATH
47) VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FKA VOYAGER SPACE HOLDINGS, INC.)
48) WORLDQUANT, LLC
202-997-2400
507 Webb Street, Oxford, MS, 38655,
2002 San Marco Blvd, Suite 202, Jacksonville, FL, 32207,
1101 K Street, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
200 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 510, Washington, DC, 20001,
21218 76th Avenue S., Ste 620, Kent, WA, 98032,
1100 G ST NW, Ste 620, Washington, DC, 20005,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
2) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
3) ANCORA
4) BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
6) CIRCLE
11) EUTELSAT NETWORK SOLUTIONS (F/K/A EACOWT)
14) HONEYWELL AEROSPACE US LLC
15) HRP GROUP, LLC
16) IM TELECOM, LLC
17) LEVINSON FAMILY
18) NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
21) RELATIVITY SPACE
22) SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP ON BEHALF OF HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
23) SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP ON BEHALF OF CANPACK GROUP, INC.
25) SUSTAINMENT
26) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
27) THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
30) VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FKA VOYAGER SPACE HOLDINGS, INC.)
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
2) ADVANCED CHIP AND CIRCUIT MATERIALS
3) ADVANCING MENTAL HEALTH FOR MILITARY FAMILIES, LLC
5) AEGILYS
6) AIRBASE INTELLIGENCE INC. (FKA SPECTRA)
7) ANCERA
8) ARMIS
9) BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
10) BLACKROCK FUND SERVICES GROUP, LLC
11) BLINKLY, INC.
12) BRIGHTLINE HOLDINGS LLC (FORMERLY VIRGIN TRAINS USA)
14) CENTRAL OHIO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
15) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
19) CJ AMERICA, INC.
20) COACH USA
23) ENSCO
24) ENSTRUCTURE, LLC
25) FORS MARSH GROUP
26) GLOBALSTAR
27) GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORITY
29) HNTB CORPORATION
30) HRP GROUP, LLC
31) IAG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
32) ICF CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
33) KARSUN SOLUTIONS
34) KIND DESIGNS
35) KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER
36) MAJOR CITIES CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
37) METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY FAMILY OF SERVICES
38) MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
39) NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
43) OREGON INLET FISHING CENTER
47) RELATIVITY SPACE
49) RXO
50) SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION
51) SH 130 CONCESSION COMPANY, LLC
53) STAN PATE
54) THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY
55) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
56) TRUST FOR THE NATIONAL MALL
57) U.S. HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION
58) U.S. MANUFACTURING INNOVATION COUNCIL
59) UNDIAGNOSED DISEASE NETWORK FOUNDATION
60) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
61) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
62) UPCODES
63) UTAH CITY
64) VERSITI
65) WATER UTILITY CITY OF WAUKESHA
66) WE ENERGIES
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
2) ADVANCING MENTAL HEALTH FOR MILITARY FAMILIES, LLC
4) AEGILYS
5) AIR SPACE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
7) APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, INC.
8) ARENA PHYSICA (FKA ARENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)
9) BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC
10) COMBINED ARMS
12) CONVERGENT SOLUTIONS LLC D/B/A EXIGER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
13) DATABRICKS, INC.
15) ECS
16) EOS DEFENSE SYSTEMS USA, INC.
17) EUTELSAT NETWORK SOLUTIONS (F/K/A EACOWT)
19) FUSE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
21) IMPULSE SPACE
22) INVERIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS
23) KRATEOSKY LLC
24) NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE
27) ORBIT FAB
28) QUALTRICS LLC
30) RELATIVITY SPACE
32) SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC
34) STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
35) STRIDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
36) SUSTAINMENT
38) TYR TACTICAL
39) U.S. MANUFACTURING INNOVATION COUNCIL
40) UIPATH
42) VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FKA VOYAGER SPACE HOLDINGS, INC.)
562-751-3565
1100 G ST NW, Ste 620, Washington, DC, 20005,
1100 G ST NW, Ste 620, Washington, DC, 20005,