# Venn Strategies

> Venn Strategies is a Washington, D.C. government relations and public affairs firm founded by Stephanie Silverman in 2001. Its bipartisan team works across health, tax, trade and finance, critical infrastructure, and oversight and investigations, combining direct lobbying with coalition building, communications, grassroots outreach and strategic advice. The distinctive turn came in 2021, when Silverman transferred 25% of her ownership into an employee stock ownership plan.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Stephanie E. Silverman (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
- **Products:** Health policy, Tax, trade and finance, Critical infrastructure, Oversight and investigations, Direct Outreach
- **Notable:** Founded in 2001 and reached its 25th year in 2026., Ranked No. 4,110 on the 2019 Inc. 5000; company materials say it appeared twice on the list., Established an ESOP in 2021 with employees receiving a 25% ownership stake.

## Products & services

- **Health policy** — Government relations and public affairs for life sciences companies, providers, patient advocates, medical-device innovators and other health organizations.
- **Tax, trade and finance** — Policy strategy across federal tax, capital flows, financial services, trade and employee ownership.
- **Critical infrastructure** — Stakeholder and government engagement around energy, transportation, critical minerals, technology, security, regulation and public funding.
- **Oversight and investigations** — Preparation, risk analysis and response strategy for congressional and Executive Branch scrutiny.
- **Direct Outreach** — Localized grassroots programs using in-district meetings, fly-ins, calls, op-eds, panels and social activism to support national policy goals.
- **Coalition, communications and strategic advisory** — Coalition design and management, policy research, message development, issue management, events and executive counsel.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2001 and reached its 25th year in 2026.
- Ranked No. 4,110 on the 2019 Inc. 5000; company materials say it appeared twice on the list.
- Established an ESOP in 2021 with employees receiving a 25% ownership stake.
- Recorded $13.7 million in 2024 federal lobbying revenue in Bloomberg Government's analysis of Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
- Expanded beyond Washington through partnerships covering Western Europe, Canada and federal grant writing.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — President Erik Olson and Bennett Resnik published a Bloomberg Government commentary on coalition building.
- **2026-03** — Venn launched an Ask the Expert series on current policy questions.
- **2025-11** — Stephanie Silverman argued that employee ownership can improve voice, engagement and wealth-building for Gen Z workers.
- **2025-07** — Critical infrastructure chair Ben Steinberg commented publicly on federal battery and critical-mineral funding.
- **2025-02** — The firm added four staff members to deepen communications and research capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://vennstrategies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venn-strategies-llc/about/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VennStrategies
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/VennStrategies/

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Last updated: 2026-09-23