Francis Creighton

Francis Creighton

Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Francis Creighton became President and CEO of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America…

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    Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

    Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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    Washington, DC

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Education

Volunteer Experience

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    Board Member

    DC Shorts

    - 1 year 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    Board Member at one of the country's top short film festivals.

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    Board Member

    Project Create

    - 2 years

    Children

    Former Board Member at Project Create, a non-profit in Washington, DC offering professionally led arts education to children living in emergency, transitional and long-term affordable family housing.

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    Board Member

    Washington Literacy Center

    - 2 years 11 months

    Education

    The Washington Literacy Center (WLC) has been helping DC residents with the greatest barriers and fewest resources learn to read since 1963. Starting off as an all-volunteer initiative, the WLC has grown into a dynamic nonprofit with professionally-trained instructors, and passionate volunteers. WLC removes the barrier by teaching basic skills to adults who read below a fifth-grade level, math for everyday use, computer literacy, workforce and occupational literacy, as well as a highly…

    The Washington Literacy Center (WLC) has been helping DC residents with the greatest barriers and fewest resources learn to read since 1963. Starting off as an all-volunteer initiative, the WLC has grown into a dynamic nonprofit with professionally-trained instructors, and passionate volunteers. WLC removes the barrier by teaching basic skills to adults who read below a fifth-grade level, math for everyday use, computer literacy, workforce and occupational literacy, as well as a highly successful ESL class for new immigrants. www.washlit.org

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    Board Member

    THE BRYCE HARLOW FOUNDATION

    - Present 4 years

    Education

    The Bryce Harlow Foundation is dedicated to advancing the integrity of government advocacy and increasing understanding of its important role in the development of sound public policy.

    Our primary activities include encouraging and supporting the next generation of leaders in the lobbying, government relations and related professions through an annual, competitive and prestigious fellowship. The Bryce Harlow Fellows are working full time in lobbying firms, in corporate government affairs…

    The Bryce Harlow Foundation is dedicated to advancing the integrity of government advocacy and increasing understanding of its important role in the development of sound public policy.

    Our primary activities include encouraging and supporting the next generation of leaders in the lobbying, government relations and related professions through an annual, competitive and prestigious fellowship. The Bryce Harlow Fellows are working full time in lobbying firms, in corporate government affairs offices and on Capitol Hill, and studying part-time toward graduate degrees in business, law, public policy, public administration, communications and others. The fellowships include financial assistance, mentors and other educational opportunities to talented graduate students who also work full time in government, lobbying or related professions. Our fellowship program has helped support the education and growth of more than 250 young professionals. The Foundation also provides speakers for dozens of seminars and workshops in partnership with universities, educational institutions, associations and other groups to explain the important role of government advocacy in developing sound public policy.

Honors & Awards

  • Top Lobbyist

    The Hill

    https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/top-lobbyists/529550-the-hills-top-lobbyists-2020

  • Top Lobbyists, Associations

    The Hill

    In a town where access equals power, an army of lobbyists thousands strong battles daily to help shape virtually every piece of legislation introduced in Congress and policy decision handed down by the federal government.

    But only a select few have earned a spot on The Hill’s Top Lobbyists list.

    Those named to this year’s list have climbed to the top of their profession, demonstrating an ability to influence Washington’s power brokers on behalf of the interest groups, corporations…

    In a town where access equals power, an army of lobbyists thousands strong battles daily to help shape virtually every piece of legislation introduced in Congress and policy decision handed down by the federal government.

    But only a select few have earned a spot on The Hill’s Top Lobbyists list.

    Those named to this year’s list have climbed to the top of their profession, demonstrating an ability to influence Washington’s power brokers on behalf of the interest groups, corporations and industries they represent.

    Some hail from D.C.-based trade groups, which allow businesses across the country to present a unified front at the capital.

    Others are advocates who rely on grassroots organizing to amplify their messages above the din of countless voices vying for attention.

    For corporate lobbyists, a singular focus can translate to expertise on many of the top economic issues facing Washington.

    And then there are the hired guns, who’ve proven an ability to shape the agenda for a broad array of clients.

    Not all of those named to this year’s Top Lobbyists list are formally registered as lobbyists. We use the term broadly here, so as to encompass a larger picture of Washington’s influence industry. While not everyone listed on these pages fits the traditional K Street mold, they all have demonstrated a knack for making things happen.
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    Tim Pawlenty and Francis Creighton, Financial Services Roundtable
    Pawlenty, the former GOP governor of Minnesota, and Creighton, a former top staffer for Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), keep the nation’s top financial executives in the loop.

  • Top Lobbyists, Associations

    The Hill

    Call them the influencers.

    From corner offices all over town, the members of The Hill's Top Lobbyists list are the advocates, lobbyists and professional agitators who shape the policy decisions made in the nation's capital.

    While some fit the mold of a traditional lobbyist, others have made public relations, grassroots advocacy and even data-crunching the tools of their trade.

    The broad sweep of The Hill's list means that only a portion of the people listed are officially…

    Call them the influencers.

    From corner offices all over town, the members of The Hill's Top Lobbyists list are the advocates, lobbyists and professional agitators who shape the policy decisions made in the nation's capital.

    While some fit the mold of a traditional lobbyist, others have made public relations, grassroots advocacy and even data-crunching the tools of their trade.

    The broad sweep of The Hill's list means that only a portion of the people listed are officially registered to lobby the government, but that doesn't diminish their clout.

    From "hired guns" who run into battle for clients, to association heads who wield the power of industries, to union leaders who exert might through membership, the names are all players to know in the competitive world of Washington advocacy.
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    Tim Pawlenty and Francis Creighton, Financial Services Roundtable.
    Former Minnnesota Gov. Pawlenty (R) lent a big name to the Roundtable, and has reworked the powerful group since taking control in the fall of 2012; Creighton, the former chief of staff to Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, gives the group a high-powered bipartisan duo.

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