“It’s a Great Time to be at City Hall”
Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long joined Government Strategies Group to reflect on her first few months in office and what to expect from City Hall in 2023.
Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long joined Government Strategies Group to reflect on her first few months in office and what to expect from City Hall in 2023.
2022 State of the City address from Mayor Aftab Pureval
GSG and DSG were excited to host city council and Mayoral candidates at our annual pre-election Candidate Happy Hour ahead of the November 2021 General Election.
“The whole point is to promote women and girls in this community,” Driehaus said. “We’re letting the women and girls in the community define what the issues are and then form a strategy to address what’s wrong.”
FC Cincinnati has launched the FC Cincinnati Foundation, the team’s official 501(c)(3) non-profit arm.
Stephanie Summerow Dumas says she’ll work harder for the Republicans who didn’t because, “I represent everyone.”
After months of coalition building in the neighborhood, negotiations with the City, MLS announcements and growing community support, GSG celebrated the historic groundbreaking of Cincinnati’s 4th major …
In March, Development Strategies Group Vice President, Doug Moormann, was appointed to an open seat on the Madeira City Council. Doug has been a member of the Madeira …
Chip Gerhardt has made government affairs, economic development, and issue advocacy his life’s work. He’s worked for decades in the public and private sectors, and advocated at the local, state, and federal levels of government. In 2007, he used that experience to found Government Strategies Group, a full-service government relations firm. At GSG, he works directly with clients, helping them navigate the complicated intersection of politics, public policy, and business.
In his many years in public policy, Chip has been involved in significant policies including; creation of tax increment financing districts, the Clean Ohio program, Cincinnati City Center Development Corporation, and most importantly, the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. He has also been at the forefront of some of the biggest developments in Greater Cincinnati, including the Horseshoe (now Hard Rock) Casino, TQL Stadium for FC Cincinnati, parking garage structures at The Banks, and the redevelopment of the @580 building. Rarely is there a public policy endeavor in Cincinnati that does not involve GSG.
Chip received his B.B.A in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris Doctor from the St. Louis University School of Law. He lives in Anderson Township with his wife Jane. Son Charlie is a local chef and children Hank and Anne have completed their education and started lives of their own.
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