Team

Our bipartisan team understands the importance of reputation and relationships with key decision makers

The Govstrat team consists of former political party Leaders and Government Ministers, former Chiefs-of-Staff and Senior Ministerial Advisers as well as media and strategic communications specialists. Unlike many government relations firms, Govstrat doesn’t merely provide access to government; rather, we work closely with decision makers across the spectrum to drive the policy ideas and commercial interests of our clients to build long term relationships.

Damian Power

Managing Director

Zed Seselja

Principal Consultant

Geraldine Mitchell

Director

Luke Foley

Principal Consultant

Chris Forrester

Principal Consultant

Hon Rob Borbidge AO

Principal Consultant

Government Relations

Our bipartisan team works to ensure that clients get a fair hearing from Government. We assist in identifying key decision-makers and those that influence them and we prepare clients for interactions with Government stakeholders that carry influence within their industries.

Strategic Media and Communications

In close consultation with clients, we deliver proactive and reactive media advice and support in order to build brand awareness, drive issues and shape perceptions among policymakers and those that influence them.

Stakeholder Engagement and Reputation Management

We assist businesses to map out and deliver strategies for engaging decision-makers and influencers that offer the highest likelihood of successful outcomes.

Corporate Advisory

We partner with clients in highly regulated and highly scrutinised sectors to identify and drive the most effective pathways to successful public policy outcomes. We offer strategic advice and insights at the Board and senior management levels to mitigate political and regulatory risk, specifically in relation to mergers and acquisitions, major corporate events and where market confidence may be compromised.