Eric J. Finkbeiner
Senior Vice President and Director
Government Relations
Eric Finkbeiner is the Director of McGuireWoods Consulting's Virginia Government Relations Team. Eric served in both the Wilder and Allen administrations before joining McGuireWoods Consulting. He is an attorney who served as executive director of Governor Allen's Commission on Parole Abolition and Sentencing Reform and advised Governor Allen on transportation, environmental, and anti-crime issues. Eric also served as communications director for the Task Force on Violent Crime, led by Governor Douglas Wilder. Mr. Finkbeiner has served as a policy and communications advisor to most of the Republican candidates for statewide office over the past 10 years. Eric serves as McGuireWoods Consulting's representative for the Republican Governors Association (RGA), the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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Mr. Finkbeiner provides state and local government relations services to worldwide leaders in the industries of technology, telecommunications, automobile manufacturing and environmental management. Additionally, as part of the McGuireWoods LLP Government Contracts and Regulatory Solutions Group, Eric has represented clients on procurement matters and before state administrative boards and agencies.
Education
- T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1999
- Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S., Mass Communications, 1990
Honors and Memberships
- Member, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, 2004-present
- Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Science, Open Education Resources
- Member, Chesterfield County Republican Committee
- Greater Richmond Chapter Chair, Republican National Lawyers Association
- Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee
- Board of Directors, Virginia Mentoring Partnership
- Admitted, Virginia 1999
- Admitted, 4th Circuit 1999
- Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Honor Society
- Naval/Marine Intelligence Training Certified, U.S. Naval Reserves
Past Positions
- Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy Development, Office of the Governor George Allen, 1994-1996
- Director of Public Affairs, Department of Criminal Justice Services, 1991-1993
- Contracts & State/Local Procurement
- Executive and Legislative Affairs
- Local Government Relations
- Multi-state Government Relations
- Regulatory Solutions
- State Government Relations
- Economic Development
- Education
- Energy
- Healthcare
- Information Technology & Telecom
- Insurance and Financial
- Land Use & Environmental
- Local Government
- Manufacturing
- Public Safety
- Transportation
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