With more than 25 years of federal government affairs experience – including serving as a senior congressional staffer – Chris Jones provides clients with actionable legislative intelligence and comprehensive lobbying strategies to shape legislative and regulatory outcomes that meet clients' business and strategic goals. He counsels Fortune 100 CEOs and corporate executives responsible for government affairs on lobbying strategies with the nuance that more than two decades’ experience on Capitol Hill and representing clients in the private sector provides.
Chris is a seasoned federal government affairs advisor and a registered federal lobbyist. He served on Capitol Hill for nearly 15 years, in both the House and Senate, including as a chief of staff before representing government affairs clients in the private sector. Chris has been a senior advisor with BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team since 2016 and served for seven years before that as president of a Washington, D.C.-based government affairs and public policy consulting firm. Chris leverages that experience to represent companies in multiple sectors, providing each client with insight, context and advocacy that can only come from experience. Each client is unique and faces unique challenges in Washington. Chris designs government affairs and lobbying strategies specific to each client’s business and strategic goals. From developing relationships with key lawmakers to lobbying congressional offices and executive branch officials, Chris offers each client unique attention and services to recognize client risks and opportunities, develop legislative champions and lobby government officials to minimize threats and achieve business goals.
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