Jeff Rusnak

Jeff Rusnak, President of R Strategy Group, is an experienced campaign strategist who has guided nonprofits, corporations, foundations, ballot initiatives, and candidates (such as Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland) on media, communications, organizational development, public affairs, and marketing. In addition, he has planned and managed small and large events, from intimate gatherings and town hall meetings for thousands of people to celebrity bus tours and roundtables. Recognized early on by Campaigns & Elections magazine as a rising star in American politics, he helped launch and direct independent expenditure organizations that have played a critical role in advancing Ohio; served as the lead consultant in the successful effort to secure a stable source of public funding for Cuyahoga Countys world-class arts and cultural organizations; and is a donor advisor to several prominent individual donors. Jeff is a board member of the Lotus Foundation and Greater Cleveland Film Commission.