Chris Minakowski

Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety

Christopher L. Minakowski is Vice President, Government Affairs at J.A. Green & Co., where he represents clients before Congress, executive agencies, and independent regulatory bodies in Washington, DC and internationally. As a lobbyist, Mr. Minakowski has helped clients secure over $150 million in federal appropriations, authorizations, and grants, and worked directly with agency regulators to draft federal rules that reflect industry concerns in defense, tech, energy, international trade, and other sectors. Chris also provides strategic and crisis communications advice to businesses, providing an end-to-end business solution to companies seeking to reach a government audience, using his impressive network of contacts developed over the course of three decades in and around the federal government.

Prior to joining J.A. Green & Company, Chris was founder and principal partner of Starboard Government Affairs where he represented clients in energy and defense matters. He has also served in a leadership position at a prominent Washington think tank and was a senior lobbyist at the Arlington firm of Alcalde & Fay. Before private practice, Chris worked on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director for a senior member of Congress from California.
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A native of Pennsylvania, Chris holds a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University. A Californian at heart, he is also an avid surfer, sailor, and fly fisherman who currently resides in the Washington, DC area with his three children.