C. Ruffin Poole
Vice President
State Government Relations
Ruffin Poole served in the North Carolina Attorney General's Office for two years prior to becoming Counsel to Governor Mike Easley for the next eight years. He then became a transitional advisor to current North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue before joining McGuireWoods Consulting.
Ruffin assists clients with incentives negotiations on the state and local level. Additionally, he serves as an advisor on environmental, transportation, and state licensing issues and regulatory affairs.
In 2005, he was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow and traveled throughout Europe with other emerging leaders from the United States to explore societies, institutions, and people meeting with a range of policymakers and prominent members of the business, government, political, NGO, and media communities. In 2006, he participated in the American Council of Young Political Leaders program in China as one of eight U.S. participants chosen to engage with business and political leaders on economic, political and social issues facing both countries.
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Education
• North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, J.D., 1998
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A. Political Science, 1994
Previous Experience
• Office of the Governor, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, Special Counsel 2001-2005, Legal Counsel, 2005-2006; Executive Counsel, 2006-2009
• North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, Associate Attorney General, 1998-2000; Assistant Attorney General, 2000-2001
• Legislative Liaision, Zebulon D. Alley, PA, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 1994-August 1995
Seminars
• "History of North Carolina Executive Power," Guest Lecturer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 2008
Directorships and Appointments
• Artspace
• Chair, Board of Directors, 2008-2009
• Vice Chair, Board of Directors, 2007-2008
• Golden Leaf Foundation, Board of Directors, 2008-2012
• Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 2008-2011
• Board of Visitors, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2006-2010
Professional Affiliations
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Wake County Bar Association
Civic Affiliations
• China Delegate, American Council of Young Political Leaders, 2006
• Marshall Memorial Fellow, 2005
Former Affiliations
• Board of Directors, Governor's Western Residence, 2007-2009
• Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2004-2008
• North Carolina Youth Internship Council, 1998-2001
Practice Groups
Service
- State Government Relations
Industries
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