DAVE WENHOLD, CAE, PLC

Chief Strategy Officer

Dave Wenhold has 20 years of executive leadership experience working with nonprofits, trade associations, Congress, and government agencies. Besides his expertise and experience in association management, he is also one of the top lobbyists in Washington, D.C. and was recently recognized as such by Association Trends.

He holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives, as well the Professional Lobbying Certificate (PLC) from the American League of Lobbyists and is a frequent presenter at these and other industry group events. He is also the Immediate Past President of the American League of Lobbyists. He has appeared on television shows discussing lobbying and is often utilized as the "go-to" resource by media outlets like: AP, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, The National Journal, The Hill, Roll Call, USAToday, Washington Post, Washington Times and numerous other papers and magazines.

Dave served on the American Society of Association Executives Future Leaders Council, as well as being a long-term veteran for the Government Relations Council. He also was selected as one of ASAE's Future Leaders of America.

In addition to his work for KMG, Dave volunteers for American's in need and created a charity in Washington called the Capitol PurSuit Drive. For his philanthropic efforts, the President of the United States awarded Dave the "Call to Service" award, which is the country's highest award for citizen volunteerism and he was the first lobbyist to ever receive this award.

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