Revolving door
Government to private. Private to government.
Career moves between U.S. government roles and the private sector — lobbying firms, law firms, trade associations, corporate offices. Sourced from sworn LDA filings under penalty of perjury. Methodology →
Spotlighthighest-notability transition
Tracie Pough, former Chief of Staff to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, registered as a lobbyist for Ballard Partners, LLC.
Notability 85/100
Transitions
3,635
Gov → Private
2,491
Persons
12,393
Organizations
20,953
Flow direction
Gov → Private69%Gov → Gov21%Private → Private11%
3,635 transitions · sorted by notability
Roger Noriega
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs at U.S. Department of State
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Alfonso Lopez
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Assistant Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at Small Business Administration
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Thaddeus W Inge
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs at Small Business Administration
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Grace Koh
~6y gap
Gov → Private82
From: U.S. Ambassador & Head of Delegation to ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 at U.S. Department of State
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Charlie Thornton
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Chief of Staff, Chief Operating Officer, Counselor to the Chairman, Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Edward Rogers
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Executive Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff; Deputy Director of the Office of Policy Affairs; Special Assistant to the President; Deputy Assistant to the President; White House Advance Representative at Executive Office of the President
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Katie Hazlett
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at U.S. Department of Energy
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Justin Rubin
~11y gap
Gov → Private82
From: Special Assistant to the ASA (M&RA) and Deputy Under Secretary of the Army at U.S. Department of the Army
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Joseph Gary Lai
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs at Executive Office of the President
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Wendy SammonsJackson
Date unknown
Gov → Private82
From: Director, Military Infectious Diseases Research Program at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
gov to privatefrom executivesenior roleto lobbying
Sources: lda.gov LDA filings · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence floor: confirmed only.