Dennis M McGrann

Dennis M. McGrann, a twenty six year Washington insider, is Director of Federal Relations Policy Group and manages the firm's Washington DC office. During more than a decade on Capitol Hill and working for the United States House of Representatives, Mr. McGrann was repeatedly recognized as one of the most influential Congressional staff members by the national publication, The Almanac of the Unelected. He provides firm clients the benefit of an extensive network of personal associations developed through his work in the U.S. Congress and cabinet level executive departments. His experience offers unique and valuable expertise in the complex area of federal budget and appropriations processes, as well as critical insight into the federal transportation, health, and energy policy arenas. On Capitol Hill, Mr. McGrann served in a number of key Congressional policy positions including Chief of Staff to the ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment. During his nearly thirty years in Washington, Mr. McGrann has been directly engaged in many major federal regulatory and legislative battles, including amending the Clean Air Act, telecommunications industry deregulation, health care reform, energy deregulation, financial market reform, and nationwide air and surface transportation issues. He currently serves as an advisor to the Administration on international transportation policy negotiations, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He is Chair of the Advisory Board for the FAA's "Center of Excellence" aviation research effort - PARTNER (Partnership for Air Transportation Noise & Emissions Reduction) and is a member of the Executive Committee for the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee. Mr. McGrann is a native of Watertown, South Dakota, a repeat graduate of the University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota with B.A., M.A. and MBA degrees, and has completed post graduate studies at the Universita 'd Sacra Cuore in Milan, Italy.