J. Brad Edwards, Member

E-mail:  bedwards@compassnc.com

Brad Edwards has over 16 years of executive-level management experience in corporate, government, association and political environments.  Mr. Edwards specializes in federal and state legislative, regulatory, and public policy advocacy, with a special emphasis on financial services, tax, telecommunications, commerce, agriculture and trade issues. He has represented corporate and trade associations before the U.S. Congress, the Executive Branch, Federal agencies and local governments.

Mr. Edwards’ experience on Capitol Hill includes four years as legislative assistant to former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC).  He has worked extensively with Members of Congress, staff from the Senate and House leadership, and committee chairmen and their staffs, including the House Ways and Means, Senate Finance, House Energy and Commerce, Senate Commerce, House Financial Services, Senate Banking, House and Senate Judiciary, House and Senate Agriculture and House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

Mr. Edwards served as Director of Government Affairs for UST Public Affairs, Inc. from 1996-2000, where he represented the smokeless tobacco and wine company on legislative matters.  In 2000, Mr. Edwards joined the American Council of Life Insurers as Director of Federal Relations and Political Affairs, representing the organization’s 600 member companies on financial services and political issues before Congress. In 2002, he joined the United States Telecom Association as Vice President of Government Affairs. He managed the organization’s lobbying team on various telecommunications legislative issues before Congress and the FCC.

In 2004, Mr. Edwards helped form the Jenkins Hill Group, LLC and currently serves as a principal in the Jenkins Hill Consulting, LLC.  He is a native of Raleigh, N.C. and received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. in 1990. He resides in Alexandria, VA.