Andrew Kerwin Maloney (born March 30, 1969) is a former senior U.S. government official and government affairs executive and the president and Chief Executive Officer of the
American Investment Council
The American Investment Council (AIC), formerly the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC), is a lobbying, advocacy, and research organization based in Washington, D.C., that was launched by a consortium of private equity firms in Februar ...
, an industry association for
private-equity
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investors and firms. He previously served as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs.
After graduating from
Randolph-Macon College, Maloney worked in the Virginia General Assembly before beginning law school at
Columbus School of Law
The Columbus School of Law, also known as Catholic Law or CUA Law, is the law school of the Catholic University of America, a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C.
More than 400 Juris Doctor students attend Catholic La ...
at
Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. ...
in Washington, D.C. He then served on the staff of Members of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
from 1997 to 2002, including then-
House Majority Whip
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...
.
Maloney was a lobbyist between 2002 and 2012, serving as CEO of
Ogilvy Government Relations. As head of
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
's legislative affairs team,
he advised Romney during his 2008 and in 2012 unsuccessful presidential campaigns.
Prior to joining the Trump administration, Maloney was vice president of global government and external affairs for the
Hess Corporation
Hess Corporation (formerly Amerada Hess Corporation) is an American global independent energy company involved in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. It was formed by the merger of Hess Oil and Chemical and Amerada Petrol ...
.
Early life
Maloney was raised on a farm in
Rockingham County, Virginia
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,757. Its county seat is the independent city of Harrisonburg.
Along with Harrisonburg, Rockingham County forms the Harrisonbur ...
, the son of Geri and Kerry Maloney.
During college, Maloney worked as a summer intern for US Senator
John Warner (R-VA).
[ In 1991 he earned a bachelor's degree in ]political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
from Randolph–Macon College
Randolph–Macon College is a private liberal arts college in Ashland, Virginia. Founded in 1830, the college has an enrollment of more than 1,500 students. It is the second-oldest Methodist-run college in the country, and the oldest in continu ...
. After graduating, Maloney ran a successful political campaign for GOP challenger Tommy Norment for the Virginia state senate before beginning law school at Columbus School of Law
The Columbus School of Law, also known as Catholic Law or CUA Law, is the law school of the Catholic University of America, a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C.
More than 400 Juris Doctor students attend Catholic La ...
. While in law school, he spent a summer working for Laurence Whalen
Laurence J. Whalen (born 1944) is a retired senior judge of the United States Tax Court.
He was born in Pennsylvania and earned his A.B. from Georgetown University, 1967; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1970, followed by an LL.M. in 197 ...
at the United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tr ...
.[
]
Political career
Between 1997 and 2002, Maloney worked as a staffer in the US House of Representatives. Maloney worked first as legislative counsel for Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...
(R-MS) from 1997 to 1998.
While working as Representative Ed Bryant
Edward Glenn Bryant (born September 7, 1948) is an American politician who is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee (1995–2003). From 1991–1993, he served as the United States Attorney for t ...
's (R-TN) legislative director from 1998 to 1999, Maloney was one of the aides and attorneys who interviewed Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American activist and writer. President Bill Clinton admitted to having an affair with Lewinsky while she worked at the White House as an intern in 1995 and 1996. The affair, and its repercus ...
in the Mayflower Hotel's Presidential Suite during the Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19, 1998, for "high crimes and misdemeanors". The House adopted two articles ...
. Maloney aided Congressman Bryant in his role as a House Manager
An impeachment manager is a legislator appointed to serve as a prosecutor in an impeachment trial. They are also often called "House managers" or "House impeachment manager" when appointed from a legislative chamber that is called a "House of Repr ...
(prosecutor) in President Clinton's trial in the United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...
.
Maloney served as House Majority Whip
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...
's (R-TX) legislative director and chief of staff from 1999 until March 2002. In this role, Maloney handled issues related to energy.
During law school, Maloney joined one of Alaska's main lobbying firms, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh as a congressional liaison. Maloney spent two years at the firm before leaving in 1997 to serve on staff in the US House of Representatives. Maloney left the federal government to return to the lobbying industry, joining Republican lobbying firm ''The Federalist Group'' as a managing director in 2002. Maloney convened a meeting of former Tom DeLay staffers in the Washington area every six weeks.
After Republicans gained control of all branches of Texas government in 2003, Maloney was awarded a $15,000 per month contract by the Texas Office of State-Federal Relations (OSFR). It was noted in a press release by former Texas House Minority Leader Jim Dunnam
James Robert Dunnam (born December 12, 1963) is an American state politician and prominent trial lawyer from Texas. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 57th Distric ...
that Maloney's personal campaign contributions increased from $250 in 2002 to $75,000 in 2003. All of Maloney's contributions were made to Republican candidates and committees, some of which were used to oust Democratic opponents within Texas.“ erry and his administrationwere giving taxpayer money to these obbyistsand they were turning it around and giving it to defeat Texas congressmen,” Dunnam said.
The Federalist Group was renamed Ogilvy Government Relations after being acquired by Ogilvy PR Worldwide in 2005. Maloney was later promoted to CEO in 2009, upon completion of the 'earnout'. During this period, Maloney was employed concurrently by dozens of clients as a lobbyist, including the regional transmission organization PJM Interconnection
PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) is a regional transmission organization (RTO) in the United States. It is part of the Eastern Interconnection grid operating an electric transmission system serving all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kent ...
(2002–2008); the Gas Technology Institute
The Gas Technology Institute is an American non-profit research and development organization which develops, demonstrates, and licenses new energy technologies for private and public clients, with a particular focus on the natural gas industry. GT ...
(2006); the New York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago. NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.
T ...
(2007); and Cash America International (2009).
In June 2012, Maloney left Ogilvy Government Relations to join the Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fu ...
as External Affairs Advisor during Mitt Romney's second unsuccessful presidential campaign.[ In March 2017, Maloney was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Legislative Affairs. Prior to assuming this role, he served as acting Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs under ]United States Secretary of the Treasury
The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...
Steven Mnuchin.[ He was preceded as assistant secretary by Anne Elizabeth Wall.][ Maloney left this position in June 2018.
]
Energy industry
In December 2012, Maloney was appointed vice president of global government and external affairs for the Hess Corporation
Hess Corporation (formerly Amerada Hess Corporation) is an American global independent energy company involved in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. It was formed by the merger of Hess Oil and Chemical and Amerada Petrol ...
, a global producer of crude oil and natural gas.
American Investment Council
On June 20, 2018, Maloney was named president and chief executive officer to the American Investment Council.
Personal life
Maloney is married to Sabra L. Klein, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. As the second independent, degree-granting institution for research in epi ...
in Baltimore, Maryland. They have two children together.[ Maloney is a member of the board of trustees at the ]Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) is a quasi-government entity and think tank which conducts research to inform public policy. Located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washi ...
and the Meridian International Center
The Meridian International Center is a non-partisan, non-profit, public diplomacy center headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the historic Meridian House and White-Meyer House, both designed by John Russell Pope. Founded in 1960, the organizati ...
, and a former member at Randolph–Macon College
Randolph–Macon College is a private liberal arts college in Ashland, Virginia. Founded in 1830, the college has an enrollment of more than 1,500 students. It is the second-oldest Methodist-run college in the country, and the oldest in continu ...
. In 2010 he and his wife established the endowment the Klein-Maloney Women in Science Fellowship at Randolph Macon.
References
External links
Maloney's Page Treasury Department
Hess Corp Home
Ogilvy Government Relations
Columbus School of Law
Randolph-Macon College
Wife's Faculty Page at Johns Hopkins University
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1969 births
Living people
Randolph–Macon College alumni
Columbus School of Law alumni
21st-century American lawyers
Trump administration personnel
United States Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury