Inhofe Chief of Staff Joins Ogilvy Government Relations
Ryan Thompson Brings Strong Legislative Expertise in Energy, Environment, and Transportation to a Growing Roster of Clients
Washington, DC – Ogilvy Government Relations (OGR) announced today that Sen. James Inhofe’s Chief of Staff Ryan Thompson will be joining the firm as Senior Vice President. In this role, Thompson will provide strategic counsel in advocacy, legislative affairs, and crisis management to a variety of the firm’s energy, environment, and transportation clients.
“With his strong oil and gas background, as well as his experience with the Highway Bill and FAA Reauthorizations this year, I am confident that Ryan will make an immediate and positive impact on our clients,” commented OGR CEO Drew Maloney. “He has great connections in the Senate and will help our energy, environment, and transportation teams achieve considerable results”
Thompson joins an already robust energy and environment practice at OGR including Chris Giblin, from the House Energy and Commerce Committee; Gordon Taylor, former Chief of Staff to Congressman Chris John (D-LA), where he served as the Congressman’s top advisor on matters related to his work on the House Energy and Commerce Committee; Mike Hogan, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Sen. Ben Nelson; and Drew Maloney, former Republican leadership aide
Prior to joining OGR, Thompson served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), where he developed and executed legislative, political, and communications strategies on behalf of the Senator. Thompson closely collaborated with senior representatives from the energy industry to find policy solutions regarding issues such as climate change legislation, renewable energy, tax issues, hydraulic fracturing, and water usage. Prior to his position as Chief of Staff, Thompson served in a variety of roles for Sen. Inhofe, including Press Secretary.
“I am very excited to be joining one of the top lobbying firms in Washington,” Ryan remarked. “Energy and transportation are sure to be big issues in the 112th Congress, and I am eager to start working with Ogilvy’s extensive client base to ensure that their voices are heard in these debates.”
Thompson joins a growing team of professionals at OGR including recent hires Mike Hogan, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Sen. Ben Nelson, and Steve Tilton, former Vice President for Federal Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
OGR is one of the premier bipartisan government relations firms in Washington. The firm is ranked as a “Top 10” government relations firm and was listed as one of The Washington Post’s Top 200 businesses in the metropolitan area. For more than a decade, the professionals at OGR have effectively represented leading corporations and institutions with legislative and regulatory concerns in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.ogilvygr.com.
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Ryan Thompson
Senior Vice President, Ogilvy Government Relations
Ryan Thompson is a Senior Vice President at Ogilvy Government Relations, providing strategic counsel in advocacy, legislative affairs and crisis management to a variety of the firm’s energy, transportation, aviation, defense and technology clients. Over the last decade, Thompson has developed extensive experience on Capitol Hill as a leader and communicator.
Prior to joining Ogilvy Government Relations, Thompson served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.). In this capacity, Thompson served as lead political and policy counselor to Senator Inhofe. As a liaison for the Senator’s committee work as Chairman and ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Thompson participated in countless areas of public policy debate in Washington.
As Chief of Staff, Thompson was responsible for developing and executing legislative, political and communications strategies on behalf of the Senator and in concert with Senate Leadership and Committee staff.
Previously, Thompson served as Senator Inhofe’s Press Secretary. In this role he directed national communications strategy and provided daily strategic counsel on the implication of current events, public policy and legislation.
Thompson began his career as a campaign finance intern for U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) while completing college in Austin, Texas. Thompson is a founding member of the Article One Society at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for the 2010 campaign cycle.
Thompson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. A native of both Tulsa and Denver, Thompson resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Allison and daughter Caroline.