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Guiding government relations & public affairs.Hill Partner is a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm with a reputation for employing creative strategies to achieve results.
Our dynamic and talented professionals are adept at everything from policymaking to political maneuvering, and our closely integrated team sets us apart from old-fashioned lobbying shops.
Since 2000, we have worked to provide superior strategic advice and access, combined with a creativity that is unique in Washington. We have one goal for our clients: to deliver results, and we are consistently considered among the best small firms for both government relations and public affairs.
Our clients come in all shapes and sizes. We have represented corporations and trade associations as well as symphony orchestras, local governments and nonprofits. For some, we are their chief Washington representative. For others, we partner with outside firms to contribute our particular strengths. You have a future in Washington with Hill Partner as your strategic advocate.


David L. Colangelo
Managing Director
Mr. Colangelo’s professional experience includes working as a lobbyist in Washington, DC where he founded Hill Partner, LLC. Throughout his career, he has worked as a subject matter expert for the US Department of Defense, US Department of State, and US Intelligence Community, as well as for private sector clients in defense, power, environmental and medical markets. Over the last twenty-five years he has been responsible for business development and the management of technical programs in the United States as well as in fifty-five countries where he led teams that provided state-of-the-art sensor systems, communication systems, and, air surveillance radar systems.
Mr. Colangelo has served as Chair on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Executive Board, as a member of the ASTM D22 subcommittee, as a member of IEEE, and continues to serve on a variety of professional, technical, and fraternal associations. Mr. Colangelo holds a BS in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in International and National Security Policy from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

David L. Colangelo
Managing Director
Mr. Colangelo’s professional experience includes working as a lobbyist in Washington, DC where he founded Hill Partner, LLC. Throughout his career, he has worked as a subject matter expert for the US Department of Defense, US Department of State, and US Intelligence Community, as well as for private sector clients in defense, power, environmental and medical markets. Over the last twenty-five years he has been responsible for business development and the management of technical programs in the United States as well as in fifty-five countries where he led teams that provided state-of-the-art sensor systems, communication systems, and, air surveillance radar systems.
Mr. Colangelo has served as Chair on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Executive Board, as a member of the ASTM D22 subcommittee, as a member of IEEE, and continues to serve on a variety of professional, technical, and fraternal associations. Mr. Colangelo holds a BS in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in International and National Security Policy from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
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