Sep 23, 2022
This week we welcome back friend of the podcast Saat Alety as he gives Jim an update on his recent move from Allstate to Fed Hall.
Saat Alety is a Partner at Federal Hall Policy
Advisors (Fed Hall), a leading bipartisan government affairs firm
in Washington, D.C. Named to The Hill's Top Lobbyist list in 2021,
Alety most recently led Allstate’s advocacy efforts with Congress,
the White House, and federal agencies, in addition to its public
policy development at the federal, state, and local level.
Alety previously served as Majority Staff Director of the
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
under U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a senior member of the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. As Sen. Scott’s
senior policy advisor on financial services issues, Alety led
efforts that resulted in the enactment of legislation to grow
consumer access to banking services, prevent synthetic identity
theft, and modernize mortgage credit standards.
Prior to his tenure as a Senate staffer, Alety spent three years as
Communications Director to U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA),
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. While
spokesperson, Alety was also a Legislative Assistant to Rep. Royce
for his House Financial Services Committee portfolio. In addition
to his Capitol Hill experience, Alety has held positions with the
Financial Services Roundtable (now Bank Policy Institute), the
leading trade association for the financial services industry, and
the Romney 2012 presidential campaign.
A native of Naperville, Illinois, Alety began his career in the
office of U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL). He serves on the
boards of directors/advisors for College to Congress, the National
Network to End Domestic Violence, and the One Love Foundation.
Alety is also an alumni advisor to the Congressional Asian Pacific
American Staff Association and a recipient of its Jose M. Montano
Jr. Award for "going above and beyond to sustain a pipeline of AAPI
Hill staffers and leaders on the Hill."
In 2022, Alety joined his undergraduate alma mater Loyola
University Chicago as an adjunct professor in its political science
department, teaching PLSC 238: Political Advocacy for the school's
Washington program. He has also guest lectured for students at the
University of Chicago, New York University, and American
University.
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