Tracie DeSarno is a senior partner at Public Strategies Impact with more than 30 years of experience navigating complex legislative and regulatory environments at both the state and federal levels. She has represented a diverse portfolio of clients - including hospitals, major corporations, nonprofits, and government entities - on high-stakes policy issues spanning healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, and entertainment. Known for her deep relationships in Trenton and Washington, Tracie has successfully guided clients through major legislative initiatives, budget negotiations, and funding strategies. Her background in government, including serving as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Essex County, gives her a unique, inside-out understanding of how policy decisions are made and implemented. She brings a strategic, results-driven approach to advancing client priorities and delivering meaningful outcomes.

20+ years

Tracie DeSarno, senior partner, has more than 3 decades of experience representing hospitals, major corporations, nonprofit groups, and associations, and municipal, county and state government in Trenton and Washington. At Public Strategies Impact, she is responsible for a broad range of issues, including healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, and entertainment. Throughout her career, she has successfully represented clients on major legislative initiatives and budget deliberations.

Ms. DeSarno has been with PSI for more than 30 years. She came to the firm from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where she served as government affairs assistant to the president of New Jersey's premier technology university. Previously, she had served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Essex County, gaining invaluable experience in government operations from the municipal to federal level.

During her tenure with Essex County, she was the County Executive's liaison to the State Legislature, state agencies and the 22 municipalities in the county. She was responsible for legislative initiatives at the state and federal level, and assisted in grant procurement and state budget analysis, successfully directing additional state funding to the county.

Ms. DeSarno is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Douglass College, Rutgers University, and holds a bachelor's degree in political science and sociology. She has served as an elected member of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, and as a member of the Union County College Board of Governors. She also served for years as a PTA president and executive board member in Union Township.

In 2008, the New Jersey Hemophilia Association recognized Ms. DeSarno as the recipient of its Congressman Dean A. Gallo Memorial Award for Distinguished Legislative Leadership.