Steve Rauschenberger, Former President of the National Conference of State Legislatures,...

Steve Rauschenberger, Former President of the National Conference of State
Legislatures, Joins NSI's Legislative Practice

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Rauschenberger, former president
of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) and a former member of
the Illinois State Senate, joins NSI as Managing Director of the firm's
Legislative Practice. In this role, Rauschenberger joins Vice Presidents,
Dennis LaComb and Corey Miltimore as the leadership team.
"This additional focus on our legislative practice further compliments the
appropriations and procurement strategies that we provide for our clients,"
said Donna Gent, COO of NSI, "The use of legislative and regulatory efforts to
create and expand markets has been one of the most lucrative ways we enable
our clients to achieve their public sector goals."
Rauschenberger served in the Illinois State Senate for fifteen years and
in this capacity he held various leadership positions including Assistant
Republican Leader and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. While
serving as the former president of the National Conference of State
Legislators (NCSL), he also served as co-chair of the Taskforce on
Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce.
LaComb was previously partner for a government affairs firm, where he
worked for a number of companies dealing with international telecom and
communications issues. Prior to this he was Director of International Affairs
for Ameritech, where he was responsible for international marketing,
communications and government affairs. Before joining Ameritech, LaComb was
director of corporate development for the Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations.
Miltimore was formerly an executive with a firm providing labor relations
counsel and contingency planning to numerous Fortune 500 companies, including
Boeing, Caterpillar, Exelon, Georgia Pacific, Goodyear, Honeywell, and Levi
Strauss among others. Miltimore also served as Vice President of The Walker
Group, Inc., which provided fundraising services to various state parties and
members of Congress."
Joining the NSI team provides me with the opportunity to leverage my
expansive network and government operational expertise to impact policy and
assist private companies effectively navigate complex state and local
bureaucracies," said Rauschenberger. "It is a powerful proposition which will
provide a significant advantage to our clients and NSI's overall positioning
in the Business to Government consultancy marketplace."
About NSI
NSI is a nationally recognized consulting firm providing companies with
the strategy and insight to navigate complex procurement, legislative and
regulatory processes of state and local governments. NSI's vast network of
expertise and external relationships spans across the globe, and includes over
1,000 bipartisan consultants in every state capital, major city and county
across the U.S. The leadership team carries unparalleled experience at the
intersection of business strategy, market development, policy formation,
legislation, and regulation. NSI represents companies across every vertical
market with particular expertise in technology, energy and environment, public
safety and law enforcement, education, transportation and healthcare.
Established in 1996, NSI has generated over $6 billion in revenue and passed
dozens of legislative bills for its clients. NSI is headquartered in
Washington D.C. and has offices in Florida, Illinois and Minnesota. For more
information, please visit the company website at
www.nationalstrategiesinc.com.
NSI's Legislative Practice provides clients with the planning, expertise
and resources required to impact policy and generate results in state and
local government legislative and regulatory arenas. The team works both
proactively and reactively to execute targeted campaigns to open, expand and
defend markets and secure sales opportunities, build relationships to inform
and direct policy discussions, and track, analyze and triage critical
legislation. Services include: market research and analysis, strategy
development, campaign management, legislator awareness and education,
coalition development, grass tops and grass roots campaigns and legislation
and bill tracking information services.
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Kathleen Cook of NSI, +1-202-349-7026, kcook@nationalstrategiesinc.com; or
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