Working at USC

Vice President

• Develop and execute USC’s federal agenda, including legislative, policy, appropriations, funding, and regulatory priorities
• Advise senior leadership on the federal political, legislative, regulatory, and funding environment
• Represent USC and build cross-partisan relationships with Congress, congressional committees, the White House, federal agencies, and other stakeholders
• Advance USC priorities in higher education, scientific research, health, innovation, technology, appropriations, and related federal matters
• Align federal advocacy with USC’s academic and research priorities
• Coordinate federal strategy, priorities, and messaging across USC
• Connect faculty, students, researchers, and senior leaders with policymakers through meetings, campus visits, briefings, testimony, and other engagements
• Prepare and staff university leaders for federal engagements
• Provide federal intelligence through briefings, written updates, and issue-specific alerts
• Represent USC in the Association of American Universities Council on Federal Relations and other relevant associations
• Lead, develop, and retain the federal relations team
• Manage the federal relations budget, consultants, and vendors
• Partner with the Executive Director of the USC Capital Campus on engagement and programming
• Support the Trojan Congressional Caucus
• Collaborate across USC’s government relations and University Relations teams

Vice President – Federal Relations