A seasoned strategist with over two decades of experience, Gina Mahony delivers transformative results at the intersection of Congress, federal agencies, and the White House. A trusted advisor across Washington’s most challenging policy landscapes, she combines exceptional consensus-building abilities with an extensive network of relationships to deliver both strategic intelligence and tangible results for clients across the energy, tax, trade, healthcare, education, and financial services sectors.

Drawing on her extensive Capitol Hill relationships, policy and regulatory expertise, she secured critical clean energy tax provisions for rural utilities and protected small business interests in the Inflation Reduction Act. Her coalition management expertise has proven particularly valuable in advancing clean energy solutions, including securing funding and authorizations for critical programs at the U.S. Department of Energy.

As an education non-profit leader, she secured unprecedented federal funding levels for the Charter Schools Program. This executive experience, combined with senior-level work on Capitol Hill, gives her an invaluable understanding of how organizations can effectively advance their missions in Washington.

Before joining Cogent, she founded and led her own successful government relations firm after serving as a senior advisor at one of DC’s premier lobbying firms. She helped guide organizations through transformative legislation including the Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank.

Her deep policy expertise was forged during eleven years on Capitol Hill, including as senior policy advisor to House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD). She worked alongside the founding members of the New Democrat Coalition, building a foundation of bipartisan collaboration that continues to benefit her clients today.