Matthew Windrum Joins Plumbing Manufacturers International Government Affairs Team

“We’re thrilled to welcome Matthew to PMI and sit up for his contributions as a seasoned skilled participating with state authorities officers to advocate for insurance policies vital to our members,” mentioned PMI CEO/Govt Director Kerry Stackpole. To familiarize himself with PMI members and their considerations, Windrum lately joined the PMI employees on the Kitchen and Tub Trade Present (KBIS), held Feb. 25-27 in Las Vegas.

With greater than 15 years of expertise in state authorities affairs and public coverage, Windrum has served in quite a lot of roles with the newest as a Vice President at Kasirer LLC, New York Metropolis’s premier lobbying agency. He labored with company purchasers to develop and execute plans for participating elected and different authorities officers to realize objectives in a number of areas, together with reputational growth, procurement, laws, and extra.

Beforehand, he was Director of Authorities Relations within the Northeast at Western Governors College, the biggest totally on-line college by enrollment in the US, the place he led WGU’s state authorities relations technique throughout 12 states operating from Virginia to Maine.

Previous roles additionally embody Director of Authorities and Group Affairs at The Doe Fund, a New York Metropolis nonprofit that designs, develops and manages inexpensive and supportive housing, operates three transitional homeless shelters, and runs a piece coaching program for homeless and previously incarcerated males. As well as, he served as head of the political and financial affairs workforce on the British Consulate-Basic in New York, the place he promoted and defended the UK’s financial and international coverage and nationwide safety priorities in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Windrum has a grasp’s diploma in worldwide relations from Johns Hopkins College and a bachelor’s diploma in political science and Spanish from Lafayette Faculty.