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From securing grants and other funding to building partnerships and coalitions to advance policy goals, higher education clients trust our team to effectively represent their interests. Our representation of higher education institutions goes beyond program funding to include services such as reputation management, partnership and coalition building, fundraising, and communications, as well as alumni and internship program development. 

No institution is too big or too small for us. We represent a diverse group of universities — from a small public liberal arts college to one of Georgia’s largest state universities. Additionally, our professionals have assisted presidents of large universities in preparing for and testifying before Congressional education committees.

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Our strategists and other professionals are ready to get to work on your issues immediately. Contact any of the team members listed here, and we will get your agenda moving and show you why Troutman Strategies has become known as a top public policy firm.

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04.20.2026

Troutman Strategies Earns Standout Firm Recognition on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Troutman Strategies has been named to Bloomberg Government’s 2026 Top Lobbying Firms list, earning a coveted “standout…

03.24.2026

Troutman Strategies’ Crystal Brown Elected Vice Chair…

Houston, Texas – Troutman Strategies is pleased to announce that Crystal Brown, attorney and public policy advisor with Troutman Strategies, has…

03.10.2026

Troutman Strategies and RISE Expand Government Affairs…

Washington, D.C. and Atlanta – March 2026 – Troutman Strategies (Strategies) and Troutman Pepper Locke’s Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement…

01.27.2026

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Appoints Troutman Strategies’…

VIRGINIA BEACH – Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Evans Poston, director of federal and state affairs at Troutman Strategies,…

12.17.2025

The Hill Honors Troutman Strategies’ Lindsay Austin, Jason…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Troutman Strategies’ Lindsay Austin, Jason Zanetti, and Tom Tilton have been named to The Hill‘s Top Lobbyists…

11.17.2025

Troutman Strategies Promotes Two New Principals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Troutman Strategies has announced the promotion of Neftali Partida, based in Houston, and Tom Tilton, based in…

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