Board Members
Matt Mowers
Board Member
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Matt Mowers is a respected national public affairs strategist and former diplomat who serves as President of Valcour, a global public strategy firm.
Matt served as a Senior White House Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, where he advised the Secretary of State and was engaged on issues including North Korea, immigration reform, and The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. Later he helped lead the $6 billion United States’ global HIV program (PEPFAR) which has saved over 15 million lives and led to 2.6 million babies being born HIV-free. In that role, he engaged world leaders, faith-based organizations and the private sector to enhance outcomes, while working to secure unanimous, bi-partisan support in Congress to re-authorize this life-saving program. Matt also spearheaded efforts to bring humanitarian assistance to the people suffering under the socialist regime in Venezuela.
He also served as an adviser to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.
Politico named Mowers one of Washington, DC’s “Power Players” for his role shaping American foreign policy.
Prior to Matt’s diplomatic experience, he served as a senior official on the historic Trump-Pence Presidential campaign and the subsequent transition team, capping a ten-year career of advising political leaders including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and helping lead the New Hampshire Republican Party as its Executive Director. He also served on the “whip team” for the 2016 Republican National Convention, one of four that he has attended.
Matt was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in New Hampshire’s First Congressional District in 2020, the results of which were one of the closest in the country. He subsequently ran in 2022, receiving the support of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise.
Matt has been featured on television networks including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and in print in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Joseph Grogan
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Joe Grogan is an American health care and regulatory expert with a unique blend of private sector and government experience.
During the Administration of Donald J. Trump, Grogan served in the West Wing as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and as the Associate Director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget. He also served in the Administration of George W. Bush in several roles including Senior Advisor at the Food and Drug Administration. Following his government service, Grogan founded both a consulting firm and the AI Healthcare Working Group, dedicated to safeguarding innovation from overbearing regulation in artificial intelligence.
Grogan is the author of numerous opinion pieces and is a frequent contributor to publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fox News, and the Washington Post. Balancing his time between Washington, D.C. and London, Grogan’s transatlantic presence underscores his commitment to advancing sound global regulatory and healthcare policy.
Johnny DeStefano
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Johnny DeStefano is President and Founder of Utility Strategic Advisors, where he helps a diverse set of clients navigate an increasingly complex Washington.
DeStefano served most recently as one of President Trump’s closest advisors, with uniquely broad responsibilities that give him insights into both the Administration and the Republican Party that no other official, past or present, can offer. During his time as a Counselor to the President, he oversaw personnel appointments across the entire federal government and managed the White House political team. During the 2018 midterm cycle, he traveled across the country with the President, who campaigned more than any President in history.
Prior to the White House, DeStefano was President and CEO of Data Trust, a right-of-center voter file and political data company. DeStefano helped grow Data Trust to become the premier data organization on the right, providing the foundational data that powered President Trump’s historic 2016 victory and Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.
In addition, DeStefano served as a Senior Advisor to House Speaker John Boehner, and has had leadership roles at the National Republican Congressional Committee and the House Republican Conference. In 2006, DeStefano managed the campaign of then House Conference Chair Deborah Pryce, re-electing the most vulnerable member of House Republican leadership by 1,062 votes in a Democratic wave election year.