Itinerary Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8:00am
Monument Policy Overview of Meetings 1100 G Street NW Suite 750
9:30am
Meeting with Senator Lee (R-UT) Russell 361 Lead: Derek Miller, Michael Best Strategies Attending: Derek, Carla, Kelly, Stewart
10:00am
Meeting with Conor McGrath, LA to Sen. Moran (R-KS) Dirksen 521 Lead: Stewart Attending: Carla, Kelly, Stewart
11:00am
Meeting with Michael Best Friedrich, LLP TBD location Lead: Derek Brown Attending: Derek, Carla, Kelly
12:30pm
Meeting with Matthew McMurray, Chief of Staff to Rep. Eshoo (D-CA-18) Cannon 241 Lead: Kate Attending: Carla, Kelly, Kate
1:00pm
Meeting with Clay Alspach, Leavitt Partners Rayburn CafĂŠ Lead: Kelly McAleer Attending: Carla, Kelly
2:00pm
Meeting with Rep. Curtis (R-UT-3) Rayburn 2236 Lead: Kelly McAleer Attending: Carla, Kelly, Derek, Chan
3:00pm
Meeting with Michael Beckerman & Melika Carroll, Internet Association 660 North Capitol St NW #200 Lead: Monument Policy Attending: Carla, Kelly, Chan
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Thursday, November 29, 2018 9:00am
Meeting with Rick Dearborn, Cypress Group 1100 G Street NW Suite 750 Lead: Stewart Attending: Carla, Kelly, Stewart
10:30am
Meeting with John Manthei, Latham Watkins 555 11th Street, NW, 10th Floor Lead: Kelly McAleer Attending: Carla, Kelly
12:00pm
Meeting with Collin Anderson, Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT) Staff Hart 706 Lead: Chan Attending: Carla, Kelly, Chan
1:00pm
Meeting with Cristina Antelo, Ferox Strategies Monument Lead: Chan and Kate Attending: Carla, Kelly, Kate
2:00pm
Meeting with Stacey Rampy and Stephen Northup, Rampy Northrup 455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 12th Floor Lead: Kelly McAleer Attending: Carla, Kelly, Monument Policy
3:30pm
Meeting with Bruce Mehlman, MCRBT 1341 G Street, NW, 11th Floor Lead: Gordon Goldstein Attending: Carla, Kelly, Gordon
5:00pm
Meeting with Theodore W. Kassinger, O’Melveny & Myers (May Reschedule) 1625 Eye Street, NW Lead: Gordon Goldstein Attending: Carla, Kelly, Gordon
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) 9:30 am, Wednesday, November 28th Russell 361 Committees Judiciary Energy and Natural Resources Commerce, Science, and Transportation Joint Economic Committee
General Background First elected in 2010, Sen. Lee is currently serving his second term as the junior Senator from Utah. Prior to his election to the Senate in 2010, Sen. Lee first began his career clerking for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, and after years of private practice as the Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Utah. Sen. Lee began his political career at the beginning of the Tea Party Movement by challenging incumbent Senator Bob Bennett in the 2010 race. Sen. Lee is currently a member of the Judiciary Committee and serves as Chairman of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee where he protects business competition and personal freedom. Sen. Lee is consistently ranked as one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate, and FiveThirtyEight, which tracks Congressional votes, has found that Sen. Lee votes with President Trump’s position 81.3% of the time. Sen. Lee graduated from Brigham Young University, and holds a law degree from BYU’s Law School as well. Key Points As the Senator is currently a member of the Senate Commerce subcommittees with jurisdiction and the Chairman of the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary, it’s a good idea to make sure to keep a good, ongoing relationship and remind him you’re a constituent. We had a positive meeting with the Senator’s Chief Counsel Phil Alito earlier in 2018 and with activity ramping up on privacy regulation, competition oversight, and other technology issues, we want to make sure the now-senior senator continues to be favorably disposed towards Ancestry.
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Conor McGrath Legislative Assistant to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) 10:00am Wednesday, November 28th Dirksen 521 Committees Appropriations Commerce, Science, and Transportation Environment and Public Works Veterans’ Affairs Indian Affairs Staffer Background Cornelius “Conor” McGrath currently serves as the Legislative Assistant to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) focusing on issues related to commerce, science, small business, technology, and telecommunications. He has been a part of Sen. Moran’s staff since 2016 and has served as Legislative Assistant since January 2017. Prior to joining Sen. Moran’s staff, McGrath served as Legislative Correspondent to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO). McGrath earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Boston College in 2013. Member Background Sen. Jerry Moran is currently serving his second term as the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas after his election in 2010 and re-election in 2016. Prior to his election to the Senate, Sen. Moran served as the Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas’s 1st district from 1997-2011. In his tenure in the Senate, Sen. Moran has served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) from 2013-2015, and led Republican efforts in 2014 to produce a Senate majority. Currently Sen. Moran serves as the Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security and the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, which allows him to lead funding decisions for the Department of Justice, FBI, and the Department of Commerce. Key Points As the Senator is the Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, this is a relationship we’ll want to continue to develop to ensure our data privacy policy preferences resonate. The Commerce Committee full committee leadership is shifting from Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) but Sen. Moran appears likely to keep his subcommittee chairmanship overseeing privacy and the FTC.
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Matthew McMurray Chief of Staff to Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) 12:30pm Wednesday, November 28th Cannon 241 Committee Energy and Commerce
Staffer Background Matthew McMurray is currently the Chief of Staff for Representative Eshoo’s office on the Hill. Mr. McMurray served in Rep. Eshoo’s staff as Legislative Director and previously as a Senior Legislative Assistant prior to moving up to become Chief of Staff. Mr. McMurray began his career on Capitol Hill as an intern in former Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s (D-NY) office. Mr. McMurray grew up in Canton, NY and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics form State University of New York at Potsdam and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from American University. Member Background Anna Eshoo is currently serving as the U.S. Representative from California’s 18th District. She was first elected in 1992 to California’s 14th District that was renumbered to the 18th District that still encompasses Silicon Valley with the cities Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and part of San Jose. She is currently serving her 13th term in Congress after entering a race for an open seat in 1992. Eshoo is currently the Co-Chair of the Congressional E-911 Caucus as well as the Arthritis Caucus, Caucus on Religion Minorities in the Middle East, Cancer Care Working Group, House Information Technology Working Group, and the Congressional Internet Caucus among others. Key Points Given her position on E&C and her Silicon Valley roots, Rep. Eshoo will likely be one of the leaders going forward on privacy legislation. Matt recently took over the tech portfolio while the office is vetting new candidates but will be good to meet with anyway because he will carry a lot of weight as Chief of Staff.
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Clay Alspach 1:00pm Wednesday, November 28th Rayburn CafĂŠ Principal at Leavitt Partners
General Background Clay Alspach is a principal based in Washington D.C. with a legal specialization in health care policy and advocacy related to the Food and Drug Administration, health information technology, Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, and the Affordable Care Act. Prior to joining Leavitt Partners, Clay served as Chief Health Counsel for Chairman Fred Upton of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. During his tenure with the committee, Clay served as the principal representative for the committee on all of its health care related work. Prior to his service for the committee, Clay clerked for the Honorable Ronald L. Buckwalter of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court. Clay received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond, and holds a JD form the University of Texas at Austin.
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Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-3) 2:00pm Wednesday, November 28th Rayburn 2236 Committees Foreign Affairs Small Business Natural Resources
General Background Representative John Curtis is currently serving his first term as the Representative for Utah’s 3rd district after winning a special election in November 2017 to replace Jason Chaffetz. After winning the special election in 2017, Rep. Curtis won his re-election in November 2018 to serve his second term in Congress in January. Prior to his first election in 2017, Rep. Curtis served as the Mayor of Provo from 2010-2017. As the Mayor of Provo, he worked to revitalize downtown Provo and assisted with the installation of Google Fiber in Provo’s City network. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, and is a descendant of Brigham Young, the religious leader and founder of Salt Lake City.
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Michael Beckerman 3:00pm Wednesday, November 28th Location TBD President & CEO of the Internet Association
General Background Michael Beckerman is the President and CEO of the Internet Association, an industry trade group representing internet companies. Under his leadership, the association membership has grown to over 40 top internet companies. Prior to the Internet Association, Beckerman served 12 years as a top congressional staff member, serving as the Deputy Staff Director and Chief Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees America’s Internet policies. Beckerman is a graduate with Honors from the George Washington University.
Melika Carroll 3:00pm Wednesday, November 28th Location TBD Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs at the Internet Association
General Background Melika Carroll is currently the Senior Vice President of Global Affairs at the Internet Association where she leads the advocacy team that is responsible for the association’s domestic and international political strategy and outreach government officials. Throughout her career, Carroll has developed an in-depth expertise in domestic and international technology policy. Prior to joining the Internet Association, she was a Policy Advisor to Senator Schatz (D-HI). Carroll began her career in politics in Canada, working for the Prime Minister of Canada as well as Members of the Canadian Parliament. Carroll graduated from the University of Ottawa in Canada, and holds a Master’s in European Affairs from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
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Rick A. Dearborn 9:00am Thursday, November 29th 1100 G Street NW, Suite 750 Partner at the Cypress Group
General Background For the past thirty years Rick Dearborn has served two U.S. Presidents, six U.S. Senators, a premier think tank and a major trade association on Capitol Hill. From January 2017 until March of 2018, Dearborn served The President as the Deputy Chief of Staff and was responsible for the daily operations of 100 staff in five separate Executive Office departments. Prior to leading the President’s Transition team, Mr. Dearborn had served for twelve years from 2005 until 2017 as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions. Prior employment has included work at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, The Heritage Foundation, and lobbying for the American Medical Association. Key Points With an eye on 2019-2020, we thought it’d be a good idea to consider bringing on a Trumpaligned firm. With his year plus as Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff and his twelve years with former Attorney General Sessions, Rick is plugged in across the Administration. Fairly small firm but plugged into the right places in the Administration so might be a better deal than the other larger Trump-aligned firms. Before his Trump tenure, Rick was a well-regarded Senate insider so his reputation goes beyond the Trump orbit. His firm has other assets focused on other aspects of DC, but broadening the relationship would likely entail additional costs.
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John Manthei 10:30am Thursday, November 29th 555 11th Street NW, 10th Floor Partner at Latham & Watkins
General Background John R. Manthei is a partner in the D.C. office of Latham and Watkins and serves as the Global Co-Chair and Washington D.C. Chair of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. His practice focuses on regulatory matters involving the Food and Drug Administration for the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and dietary supplement industries. Manthei’s practice includes assisting clients with all aspects of the FDA-regulated product life cycle. Prior to joining Latham, Manthei served as Majority Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce (1998-200). In this capacity, he counseled the full Commerce Committee, the Health and Environment, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairmen, as well as House leadership on matters related to the FDA. Manthei also serves as outside FDA counsel to the Medical Device Manufacturers Association and as a member of the Food & Drug Law Institute Advisory Committee for Medical Devices.
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Collin Anderson Legislative Assistant to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 12:00pm Thursday, November 29th Hart 706 Committees Armed Services Commerce, Science, and Technology Judiciary Veterans’ Affairs Special Committee on Aging Staffer Background Collin Anderson currently serves as a Legislative Assistant to Sen. Richard Blumenthal specializing in technology, cybersecurity, and international human rights policy. In 2018, Collin was awarded a position as a TechCongress fellow where he focuses research on how public policy can promote online expression and accountability, including regulation of the sale of surveillance technologies and sanctions programs. Collin’s most recent work is an extensive analysis published through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace documenting how Iran uses cyber warfare to pursue its foreign policy interests and repress decent. Member Background Senator Richard Blumenthal is currently serving his second term as U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Prior to serving as a U.S. Senator, Blumenthal served an unprecedented five terms as Connecticut’s Attorney General. After Joe Lieberman’s retirement in 2013, Blumenthal became Connecticut’s senior Senator. In 2016, he won re-election with a 63.2% vote share. In April, Sen. Blumenthal along with Sen. Markey introduced the Privacy Bill of Rights bill, which require edge providers to obtain opt-in consent to use, share or sell users’ personal information.
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Cristina Antelo 1:00pm Thursday, November 29th Location TBD CEO of Ferox Strategies, and Senior Democratic Strategist and Public Affairs Consultant
General Background Cristina Antelo currently works as the CEO and Founder of Ferox Strategies, and also as the Interim CEO of the non-profit Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Cristina is both a leader and an advocate, promoting communication, ethics, education, and bipartisanship. Labeled as a “Power player” and “the Most Influential 40 and under Leader” by the Washingtonian, Cristina sets herself apart as a trusted advisor, skilled advocate, and effective negotiator. Prior to founding Ferox Strategies in 2017, Cristinia worked as a principal at the Podesta Group from 2009 to 2017 with an expertise and focus on financial services, tax, health and wellness, animal welfare issues, and trade. Cristina started her career working as a financial analyst and then as an associate in investment banking before obtaining a legal degree from the George Washington University Law School. From Wall Street to K Street, Cristina has set herself apart as a trusted advisor, skilled advocate, and effective negotiator who isn’t afraid of long, hard work. She began her lobbying career in 2004, immediately representing Fortune 500 clients at top-ranked, bipartisan government and public affairs firms in Washington, D.C. Her past clients include major chain retailers, spirits companies, national theme and amusement parks, pharmaceutical firms, and nutrition and wellness companies. Her policy areas of expertise include financial services, tax, trade, border security, transportation and infrastructure, and crisis management. Featured in Washingtonian magazine in “Success Stories of Washingtonians of Latino and Hispanic Decent” and identified as a “Power Player” and “Most Influential 40 and Under Leader” in other regional publications, Cristina provides insider advice on how public policy is created and communicated. As a founding member and former President of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association and serving as the interim CEO of the non-profit Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Cristina has served as both a leader and an advocate, promoting communication, ethics, education, and bipartisanship. Before transitioning to government relations, in the early 2000s Cristina worked as a Wall Street investment banker and wealth management advisor at major Wall Street firms including Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. She also served as a legal fellow with the Senate Democratic Steering Committee, then chaired by former Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Tom Daschle (D-SD). Today, Cristina is active in charitable work, contributing her business acumen, political savvy, and trademark hustle as Vice-Chair of the CHCI, serving under Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and on the board of National MS Society’s National Capital Chapter—where she organizes their signature Ambassador’s Ball. Cristina is also on the Board of Directors for her alma mater, the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and volunteers with Common Threads, focusing on nutrition education for children.
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A native Spanish speaker, Cristina was born in Dallas and graduated from Georgetown University and the George Washington University Law School. She is married with two young daughters, Havana and Brooklyn, who are fiercely loyal to any client that provides toys...or snacks…or anything with glitter. Key Points To expand Ancestry’s reach into the tri-caucuses, we believe it prudent to consider bringing on a consultant with proven results in dealing with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Cristina has been very active with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, runs the Latino Majority PAC, and has cultivated (politically) good relationships with House Democrats. She also currently represents the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Monument and Ferox have agreed to partner on client relationships where relationships with the tri-caucuses are a priority and will be announcing this partnership next week.
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Stacey Rampy 2:00pm Thursday, November 29th 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 12th Floor
Founding Partner of Rampy Northrup LLC
General Background Stacey Rampy is a renowned legislative and regulatory strategist with extensive Capitol Hill and private sector expertise. Stacey works to counsel some of the nation’s leading healthcare companies, trade associations, and coalitions on a range of health care matters before Congress and the Administration. A lawyer by training, Stacey held several senior positions in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. As legislative director to Representative Eshoo (D-CA), Stacey shepherded the Congresswoman’s health care priorities through the committee process. Stacey began her lobbying career with the pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co. as the company’s lead Democratic lobbyist. Stacey is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and the University of Michigan.
Stephen Northrup 2:00pm Thursday, November 29th 4555 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 12th Floor
Founding Partner of Rampy Northrup LLC
General Background Stephen Northrup has worked at the intersection of health policy and politics for nearly 25 years and at Rampy Northrup, Steve puts his diverse experiences and background to use in representing some of the nation’s leading healthcare companies, associations and coalitions. On Capitol Hill, Steve served as the Republican health policy director for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Prior to his committee tenure, he was the chief health policy advisor to Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming. From 1998 to 2001 Steve was the CEO of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, representing the entrepreneurial sector of the medical device industry. Steve also led industry efforts to bring more transparency to Medicare’s process for making national coverage determinations, which resulted in the creation of what is now known as the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee.
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Bruce Mehlman 3:30pm, Thursday, November 29th 1341 G Street NW, 11th Floor Founder Mehlman, Castagnetti, Rosen & Thomas
General Background Bruce Mehlman leads the bipartisan firm he founded after serving at senior levels in politics, policy, and business. Mehlman helps Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups understand, anticipate, and navigate the ever-evolving policy environment and trends that impact the global marketplace. Mehlman’s quarterly updates on political trends are widely read by business leaders and political observers across the country and have been frequently covered in leading publications. Prior to founding MCRT Mehlman previously held the post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2001. Before Commerce, he worked as the lead tech and telecom lobbyist for Cisco Systems, Policy Director and General Counsel to the House Republican Conference, and General Counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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Theodore “Ted” W. Kassinger 5:00pm Thursday, November 29th 1625 Eye Street NW Partner at O’Melveny & Myers
General Background Theodore “Ted” Kassinger counsels U.S. and foreign clients engaged in transnational business transactions with an emphasis on international trade and investment regulatory matters. With over 40 years of private practice and government experience, Ted provides regulatory, public affairs advocacy, and strategic counseling advice involving diverse issues of national security and international economic policy. Ted joined the firm after serving as the Deputy Secretary (2004-2005) and General Counsel (2001-2004) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. As Deputy Secretary, he was responsible for the daily operations and management of the Departments US$6.2 billion budget, 13 operating units, and 39,000 employees.
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