Issue Experts
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Anna Buhlinger
Federal Affairs Director
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Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State and Policy Affairs
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Tony Cotto
Director of Auto and Underwriting Policy
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Bri Dahl
Public Policy Analyst
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Katherine Duveneck
Federal Affairs Director
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Kristin Eichhorn
Assistant Vice President – Political Involvement Programs
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Alex Gleason
Assistant Vice President - Federal Affairs
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Jimi Grande
Senior Vice President - Federal & Political Affairs
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Tom Karol
General Counsel - Federal
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Lindsey Klarkowski
Director of Data Science & AI/ML Policy
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Ross Lien
Regional Vice President, Midwest
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Patrick McCarty
Federal Affairs Manager
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Caitlin Murray
Regional Vice President - Southeast
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Matt Overturf
Regional Vice President, Ohio Valley & Mid Atlantic
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Cate Paolino
Director of Public Policy
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Andrew Pauley
Associate General Counsel
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Christian Rataj
Senior Regional Vice President – Western Region
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Colleen Scheele
Public Policy Counsel, Solvency & Tax Policy
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Jon Schnautz
Vice President - State Affairs
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Ward Tisdale
Regional Vice President - Southwest
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Brandon Vick
Regional Vice President – Northwest Region
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Rory Whelan
Regional Vice President – Northeast
Alex Gleason serves as assistant vice president for federal and political Affairs at NAMIC, advocating on behalf of NAMIC member companies with lawmakers in the House and Senate as well as relevant federal regulatory agencies on issues related to the property/casualty insurance industry.
Prior to joining NAMIC, Gleason served as a vice president at Crossroads Strategies, providing strategic advice and guidance on engaging with members of Congress and the administration for clients in the financial services, tax, and healthcare industries. During his time at CRS, Alex secured multiple victories for clients on both the legislative and regulatory fronts.
Previously, Gleason was the associate director of legislative affairs at the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, working with members of the House and Senate on issues facing the credit union industry. He began his professional career on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant to Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., then-chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. In this capacity, Gleason served as a policy advisor to Rep. Royce on financial services issues.
A native of Frankfort, Ill., Gleason was also an intern for former Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio. He earned his undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University.