Our Team

As one of the leading bipartisan government relations firms our team is consistently ranked among Washington’s best.

Issue Areas

Appropriations
Aviation
Defense
Federal Marketing
Technology
Telecommunications

Experience

Deputy Chief of the U.S. Air Force Budget and Appropriations Liaison Division
Budget Director of the Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Commander of Air Force Comptroller Squadron at Seymour Air Force Base, North Carolina
S. Air Force Budget Analyst at the Pentagon
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Get in Touch

vsimmons@cassidy.com

Vernon Simmons

Senior Vice President

Vern is a Senior Vice President at Cassidy & Associates and specializes in working on behalf of defense policy and procurement stakeholders to help them secure federal funding and promote their issue-specific needs in Washington. He brings U.S. Department of Defense budget, acquisition, and resource management expertise to bear on behalf of Cassidy & Associates’ clients. Combined with his organizational, financial, and strategic planning capabilities, Vern is an excellent asset to clients.

He came to Cassidy & Associates following a distinguished military career where he served in a variety of leadership and financial positions across all levels of the U.S. Air Force.