Bob Carlstrom
Executive Director and National Spokesman
Biography
Bob brings to clients a credential that is a blend of senior executive business, government, politics, communications, and media.
In business, he:
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Recently completed his stint as the first President and Board Chairman of AMAC Action, the c4 advocacy affiliate of AMAC, Inc., which he led and built into a national advocacy and grassroots leader – growing to over 800,000 volunteer citizen advocates -- for conservative Americans over aged 50-plus.
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Co-founded, built and diversified one of Washington’s largest independent government (policy, legislative, and regulatory), international and public relations and federal marketing consulting firms.
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Rebuilt a management investment team and refined the strategy to undertake a roll-up in the metals finishing component of the parts manufacturing industry, acquiring in a concurrent M&A transaction 6 operating companies in 5 states having $90MM in sales and 1300+ employees, then served as interim COO during which the company achieved a first year growth rate of 13% with a $102+ MM in sales revenues and 12% EBITDA.
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Served as the national managing director of the government strategies practice of a major NYSE-traded business consulting firm.
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Served as “market maker” and generated well over a $100 million of the cable industry’s political ad sales in the 2012 elections for its central sales agency alone.
In government and politics, Bob served as a senior executive in the Reagan White House Office of Management and Budget where he coordinated and directed the Administration’s interagency review and analysis, and development, of a broad range of legislation, including justice (criminal, civil, judiciary, immigration, etc.), economic, business and commerce, financial institutions, tax, infrastructure, transportation, government organization, procurement,
regulation, among others. He has also served on the national and state finance committees of a presidential candidate, several Members of Congress, and candidates for Congress, as well as the campaign manager for a gubernatorial candidate. In 2016, he co-chaired a national coalition for the election of President Trump and Vice President Pence.
Active in community and civic affairs, Bob is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Second Genesis Foundation, which is focused upon prevention of drug abuse and addiction. He has also served on the national capital region boards of (i) Big Brothers Big Sisters and (ii) the Boys Scouts of America.
Bob is a graduate of Augustana College (IL) with an advanced degree from The American University in Washington, DC. In addition, Bob studied law at Wayne State University Law School.
