Hilary F. Jochmans

A native New Yorker and a graduate of the University of Virginia and George Washington University School of Law, Hilary is the president of Jochmans Consulting, a boutique firm specializing in helping fashion industry clients navigate and interact with Congress and the Federal government. Before founding the company, she was the director of the New York State Governor’s office in Washington for both Andrew Cuomo and David Paterson, and the deputy director for Eliot Spitzer. In that capacity, she served as the Governor’s chief liaison with Congressional leadership, the New York Congressional delegation and federal agencies. Hilary also spent 11 years on Capitol Hill working in the U.S. Senate for Sen. Tom Carper (Del.) and in the House of Representatives for Rep. Gary Ackerman (N.Y), as well as on several campaigns.

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