# The Ingram Group

> Founded in Nashville in 1983 by political strategist and former journalist Tom Ingram, The Ingram Group is a privately held strategic consulting and bipartisan government-relations firm. It works across lobbying, corporate and communications strategy, crisis management, political consulting and organizational analysis, serving corporations, public institutions, trade associations, coalitions and political clients. Its distinctive operating idea is to treat each assignment like a campaign: define the goal, diagnose the true obstacle, map the people who can move it, design the message and execute across whichever disciplines the job requires.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Nashville, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Ingram (Founder and Chairman)
- **Products:** State and federal government relations, General corporate strategy, Communications strategy, Organizational analysis, Crisis management
- **Notable:** Founded in Nashville in 1983 and expanded to Washington, D.C. in 2010 and Kentucky in 2024., Reports helping a healthcare coalition obtain roughly $175 million in increased annual federal reimbursement rates through combined regulatory and congressional work., Reports educating hundreds of congressional staff across more than 20 state delegations for the same reimbursement campaign.

## Products & services

- **State and federal government relations** — Government navigation, legislative and regulatory strategy, coalition building, congressional education, bill drafting, PAC formation and management, and support for public contracting opportunities.
- **General corporate strategy** — Cross-functional strategic advice for mergers, market extensions, community opposition, workforce challenges and other problems that do not fit neatly inside one department.
- **Communications strategy** — Messaging, earned media, social media, opinion writing, executive positioning, product promotion and coalition amplification tied to a larger organizational objective.
- **Organizational analysis** — External reviews of structure, processes, people and mission for businesses, government bodies and higher-education institutions, sometimes followed by implementation support or interim leadership.
- **Crisis management** — Advance risk assessments and response plans, spokesperson services, media training, public statements, community engagement and coordination with law enforcement during high-scrutiny events.
- **Political consulting** — Campaign strategy and counsel drawing on the founder's experience in statewide and federal races.

## Achievements

- Founded in Nashville in 1983 and expanded to Washington, D.C. in 2010 and Kentucky in 2024.
- Reports helping a healthcare coalition obtain roughly $175 million in increased annual federal reimbursement rates through combined regulatory and congressional work.
- Reports educating hundreds of congressional staff across more than 20 state delegations for the same reimbursement campaign.
- Reports coordinating a grassroots fly-in to nearly 90 congressional offices for an industry coalition seeking changes to implementation of a federal law.
- Reports producing 16 national television and radio appearances and 30,000 new subscribers for a client's product campaign.
- Assisted in the political coordination that helped bring an NFL franchise to Nashville and position it as the Tennessee Titans.
- Helped guide a controversial rural health-system merger through Federal Trade Commission review and approval in two states.
- Founder Tom Ingram helped create the Senate Bipartisan Chiefs of Staff organization, which the firm says grew to include more than 60 Senate chiefs of staff.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — NewsChannel 5 reported that the firm advised Metro Nashville Public Schools while also working for longtime district vendor Zayo, raising disclosure and conflict-of-interest questions. The Ingram Group said the workstreams were kept separate and did not involve procurement or vendor selection; the district said potential or perceived conflicts should be disclosed.
- **2026-01** — Jena McNeill and Amanda Bunning Kelsey were named among The Kentucky Gazette's Top 50 Women in Kentucky Politics.
- **2025-09** — The company announced its expansion into Kentucky with the addition of Jena Baker McNeill, extending its active footprint to Nashville, Washington, D.C. and Frankfort.
- **2025-04** — Former Nashville chief operating officer and finance director Rich Riebeling joined the firm after a series of senior hires.
- **2025-02** — The firm took on government relations, messaging and relationship-building work for the Province of New Brunswick during U.S. tariff discussions under a reported $19,000 monthly subcontract.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ingramgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ingram-group

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Last updated: 2026-09-20