Introduction

We believe that legislation, government decisions and administrative regulations can be successfully managed to prevent or otherwise mitigate the inadvertent or intentional governmental interference in the private sector or within other jurisdictions.By proactively contributing to the development of public policy decisions, we strategically position our clients to help guide the debate, as opposed to reacting to the situation after all critical evaluations have been made.The key to our ability to establish a proactive government relations and public affairs strategy is to provide three separate, but simultaneous approaches to minimizing, if not eliminating, the adverse impacts of public policy decisions. We execute this strategy through the firm's ability to provide professional presence, influence and projection.

Achievements

Recipient of the Phoenix Business Journal's Forty-Under-40 Award (Class of 2006)

Clients

1) AARP

2) APPLE INC.

3) AREA AGENCY ON AGING, REGION ONE, INC.

4) ARIZONA ASSN OF PROVIDERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

5) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

6) ARIZONA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (AAA)

7) ARIZONA AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION

8) ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

9) ARIZONA PEST PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

10) ARIZONA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

11) ARIZONA SOCIETY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS

12) AUDUBON ARIZONA/ NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

13) AZ IMPACT FOR GOOD

14) BOMBARDIER INC.

15) CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS, INC

16) CERES INC.

17) CSAA INSURANCE

18) DENOVA COLLABORATIVE HEALTH

19) DESERT VOICES

20) DIGNITY HEALTH

21) EQUIFAX, INC.

22) GUNNISON COPPER

23) INDIVIOR

24) INTUIT

25) KEYS TO CHANGE

26) MTM HEALTH

27) NEW FREEDOM

28) SANOFI US

29) SOUTHERN AZ WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

30) SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE & SPIRITS OF AMER INC DBA SO WINE & SPIRITS OF AZ

31) SUPPORT SKY HARBOR COALITION

32) SUSAN G. KOMEN

33) W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES INC

34) WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Relationships

Goodman previously served on the Arizona Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board, appointed by Governor Jan Brewer. He is a past chairman of the Arizona Board of Athletic Trainers, serving two terms.

Biography

For over a quarter of a century, Stuart Goodman has been serving public and private sector clients at the State Capitol and local governments throughout Arizona.Having prior service in state and local government, Goodman possesses significant experience in the practices of Arizona government with a wide-ranging focus on state agencies, regulatory boards and gubernatorial and legislative process and operations.

Prior to establishing the firm in July 2000, Goodman served as a senior policy advisor to former Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull. During his tenure in the Hull Administration, he provided policy and management advice for 47 cabinet level and regulatory agencies within state government.

Before joining the Hull Administration, Goodman directed the City of Glendale's Intergovernmental Relations program. He also served as the principal policy advisor to Mayor Elaine Scruggs and the City Manager for state and regional issues. In addition to serving the interests of elected officials, Goodman has also directed the legislative and media programs for the Arizona Department of Administration and was the associate director of government affairs for the Arizona Multihousing Association.

Goodman has contributed his talents to a number of civic causes and is a past president of Public Affairs Professionals of Arizona. He is a recipient of the Phoenix Business Journal's Forty-Under-40 Award (Class of 2006). Continuing his commitment to public service, Goodman received his commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1999 and served honorably through 2009. In 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Goodman served as a Division Officer in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64).

Goodman holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master of Public Administration, both from Arizona State University. He also completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.As a Phoenix native, Goodman survives the Arizona sun by playing ice hockey in two local leagues.

Goodman and his wife, Liz, live in Central Phoenix and have four children along with an Italian Greyhound.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025