Our Services

Government Strategies Group is a full-service bipartisan government relations firm. We help our clients navigate the intersection of business, public policy, and politics. We connect our clients with decision-makers and organizations and foster relationships until they grow and flourish. We don’t just make you part of the conversation—we help you shape it.

Government Relations

We understand how the government works because we’ve worked in government. Our experienced team knows how to navigate the complexity of local and state government bureaucracy to get you a fair hearing, represent your interests, and advocate on your behalf. Whether it’s an acute issue, an opportunity or long-term policy, we work with you to promote, amend, or stop specific legislation.

Economic Development

Public incentives are key to the growth and development of cities and communities. Our partner firm, Development Strategies Group, led by expert consultant Doug Moormann, helps clients identify, assess, negotiate, and secure public incentives available to promote business location, expansion and job retention.

From participating in public hearings to following the maze of policy creation, our team dives in and takes the minutiae of government procedures, policies and red tape off of your plate and into our hands.

Coalition Building

The key to getting big things done has always been assembling, organizing and motivating stakeholders, community leaders, investors, and influencers. At Government Strategies Group, our ability to rally coalitions around major issues, projects, and policies—and get results— is unparalleled.

Communication Strategy

Get ahead of the story and shape the conversation with our team of message-crafters, wordsmiths, and strategic thinkers. Whether talking to government leaders, media or the community, Government Strategies Group works with you to ensure the right message is communicated in the right way through the proper channels.

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Charles “Chip” Gerhardt

President & CEO

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.

Focus areas:

  • State and local government relations
  • Economic development
  • Issue advocacy

Driven by:

  • A lifelong interest in the political system has driven Chip to a career in public policy and politics. As a parent of three, one with Down syndrome, has compelled him to promote public policies designed to help others. Whether it is enabling financial independence for people with disabilities, advancing funding for housing families facing homelessness, or assisting with economic development projects, Chip involves himself in things that make a positive difference. 

In the community:

  • Hamilton County Board of Elections member
  • Current Board Member for Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, People Working Cooperatively, Corporation for Findlay Market, goVibrant, and the African American Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Chairman of the Board for the National Down Syndrome Society
  • Former board member of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the Cincinnati Museum Center, the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, the Clermont County Chamber of Commerce, and the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati Magazine’s 300 of the Region’s Most Powerful Business Leaders, 2021-2022
  • Cincy Magazine Power 100, 2011-2022