# Jeffrey Forbes

> Jeffrey Forbes is the co-founder, founding partner and chairman of FTP, formerly Forbes Tate Partners. His career includes presidential campaigns, Clinton White House service, work as Senator Max Baucus’s chief of staff and Democratic staff director of the Senate Finance Committee, and the development of a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm.

- **Role:** Founding Partner and Chairman at FTP
- **Organizations:** FTP (formerly Forbes Tate Partners), Cauthen Forbes & Williams, Democratic National Committee, Clinton White House, Office of Senator Max Baucus, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
- **From:** Cleveland, United States
- **Education:** B.A. in Political Science; minor in Economics, Denison University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Forbes Tate Partners in 2012., Served as Democratic staff director of the Senate Finance Committee in 2003., Helped build a bipartisan firm that acquired digital agency Engage in November 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Graduated from Denison University with a B.A. in political science and an economics minor.
- **1988** — Worked on Al Gore’s presidential campaign.
- **1992** — New Hampshire field director for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign.
- **1993-1995** — Midwest political director at the Democratic National Committee.
- **1996** — Deputy political director and director of delegate selection for Clinton’s re-election campaign.
- **1997** — Special assistant to the President and staff director for legislative affairs.
- **1998-1999** — Deputy assistant to President Clinton and deputy director of White House scheduling.
- **1999** — DNC chief of strategy.
- **1999-2002** — Chief of staff to Senator Max Baucus.
- **2003** — Democratic staff director of the Senate Finance Committee; subsequently a founding partner of Cauthen Forbes & Williams.
- **2008** — Senior adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign in New Hampshire.
- **2009** — Joined the DNC; served on its Democratic Change Commission.
- **2012** — Co-founded Forbes Tate Partners with Dan Tate Jr.
- **2022** — Forbes Tate Partners acquired Engage in November.
- **2024** — Introduced Dan Tate at the Bryce Harlow Foundation awards dinner on April 17.
- **2026** — Became FTP founding partner and chairman during the April leadership transition.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Forbes Tate Partners in 2012.
- Served as Democratic staff director of the Senate Finance Committee in 2003.
- Helped build a bipartisan firm that acquired digital agency Engage in November 2022.
- Helped establish a Denison internship pipeline following an inquiry from a student Hilltopper.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Moved to Founding Partner and Chairman as Forbes Tate Partners rebranded as FTP, with a focus on long-term strategy and business development and expanded work with PPHC.
- **2025-02** — Welcomed Tori Smith from Senator Marsha Blackburn’s office to strengthen the firm’s tariff, tax, trade and fintech expertise.

## Links

- Website: https://ftpadvocacy.com/team/jeffrey-forbes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-forbes-a65a7592

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Last updated: 2026-10-06