Maureen Walsh

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Maureen has spent the last two decades serving as a senior legislative, regulatory, and government relations advisor to a wide range of corporate and not -for -profit clients. She uses her comprehensive knowledge of Congress and the administration to advance mission critical client objectives on a wide array of issues including, but not limited to, energy, clean tech, biofuels, environmental sustainability, agriculture, transportation, and high technology.

Prior to SMART Policy Group Maureen founded Dynamic Change Group (DGG) to provide clients with creative and proactive government relations strategies shaped by the client’s individual legislative, policy, and financial needs. Providing hands on lobbying, strategic consulting, and advocacy services to her clients as a partner, not a hired gun.

Maureen’s other experience includes five years with one of Washington, DC’s largest and well-known government relations firms. While there, she focused on government affairs and federal funding opportunities for an extensive group of clients including educational and healthcare organizations, technology companies, Fortune 100 firms, and foreign, state, and local governments. She also served as Google’s first federal lobbyist before returning to law school.

Maureen started her career on the staff of Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) as well as Governor Douglas Wilder (D-VA). She has also worked extensively on state and local campaigns as well as with coalitions and broad interest groups.

Maureen has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in History and Art History from James Madison University.