Converge: Food - Seafood Division
Converge: Food - Seafood Division propels the interests of innovators in the seafood industry, combining extensive sector knowledge with strategic government relations. We are committed to helping your organization succeed in a complex regulatory landscape.
Services
Government Relations
Navigating the complicated world of seafood policy, regulation, and funding, our team works closely with clients at local, state, and national levels, engaging with the FDA, USDA, NOAA Fisheries, and USTR.
Public/Private Sector Strategy
Developing actionable strategies that connect seafood businesses with governmental agencies and advocating for tariff reductions, fair trade practices, and science-based regulations.
Regulatory Consulting:
Providing expert guidance on compliance with food safety, labeling, and sustainability laws, ensuring your operations align with current regulatory demands.
Media & Public Relations:
Managing your communication strategy with a polished media approach that underscores your commitment to quality, sustainability, and market competitiveness.
Corporate Communications & Messaging:
Shaping your message to engage effectively with stakeholders, emphasizing your role in promoting free and fair seafood trade.
Strategic Planning:
Offering foresight to tackle future challenges like trade policy shifts or sustainability initiatives, and to seize opportunities within the seafood industry.
Crisis Communications
Preparing you with strategies to manage crises adeptly, from recalls to regulatory actions, protecting your brand’s reputation.
Leadership
Converge: Food unites seasoned professionals from the food industry and skilled government insiders to deliver unmatched expertise and results. Our team is deeply ingrained in the food industry and equipped to handle the unique challenges and opportunities it presents.
Jonathan Kilman
Chairman of Converge Public Strategies, Jonathan assists transportation, mobility, logistics, and infrastructure companies in government and regulatory matters across the United States. He has led policy and procurement efforts for some of the world’s top companies in sectors such as ridesharing, scooters, and autonomous trucking, and delivery.
Ron Bilbao
Managing Partner
Ron Bilbao is a passionate public affairs professional and skilled political operator who has spent over 15 years making a difference working at the intersection of tech and politics at all levels of government. Throughout his career, Ron has served as a trusted advisor to CEOs and C-level executives, to mayors and state legislators, and to political
candidates and campaigns, including U.S. presidential races.
Carlos Carbonell
Strategic Partner
Carlos is from Panama and graduated from the University of Florida. He is a member of the Orlando City Soccer Club Foundation board of directors and helped with media work when the team was first launched.
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AJ Bingham
Strategic Partner
A.J. is the founder and CEO of Bingham Group. He is an Austin and Austin Metro lobbyist with over a decade of experience lobbying for clients at the municipal and state level in Texas. He currently serves as Chair of the 4ATX Foundation, Austin Football Club’s nonprofit board with key executives and team owners.
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Deno Hicks
With more than 20 years of experience providing government affairs and business development support services throughout Florida, he has built his reputation on successful results through thoughtful understanding of his clients’ needs, alignment of goals and objectives, and advocating firmly with sound strategy.
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Elnatan Rudolph
A partner at Converge Public Strategies, Elnatan assists transportation, mobility and logistics companies in government and regulatory matters across the United States. He has led policy and procurement efforts for some of the world’s top companies in sectors such as shared scooters and mopeds, autonomous trucking and delivery, and delivery bots.
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John Daley
Strategic Partner
A partner at Converge Public Strategies, John assists transportation, mobility, and logistics companies in government and regulatory matters across the United States. With deep ties across the US Midwest, John previously served as an assistant to the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management.
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Michael Daley
Co-Chairman
Michael is a multifaceted professional with experience across various industries, including technology, transportation, housing, broadband, energy, and manufacturing. With over a decade of experience in his field, Michael has dedicated his career to advancing legislation in the United States. For more than ten years, he has been instrumental in driving transportation legislation in the country…
Brad Nail
A partner at Converge Public Strategies, Brad represents transportation and mobility companies with an emphasis on insurance strategy and policy. As a recent senior executive for Uber Technology, Inc., Brad was involved in the passage of legislation enacting statewide regulatory schemes in over 40 states. He advises and represents transportation companies on insurance policy matters.
Paul Lowell
For nearly two decades, Paul Lowell has aided Florida’s political leaders and the nation’s leading businesses in sectors as diverse as economic development, education, government operations, health care, and transportation. Paul’s out-of-the-box thinking, coupled with deep knowledge of nearly every appropriations and substantive area of Florida law, has enabled him to solve a broad spectrum of complex regulatory and legal problems.
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Gerard O’Rourke
As the former State Freight, Logistics, and Passenger Operations Administrator for the Florida Department of Transportation, Gerard was responsible for coordination of freight, rail, transit, seaports, aviation, and spaceport programs and project development across the state of Florida.
Commitment
At Converge: Food – Seafood Division, we’re not just about providing access—we guarantee results with a dedicated commitment to your long-term success. We are more than consultants; we are your partners in navigating the seafood industry landscape, focused on achieving your goals.
WE LOVE OUR WORK
- Club Atletico River Plate
- Lyft
- Lime
- Spin
- Lillium
- Zillow
- Electronic Arts
- Nuro
- Buckle
- Hims & Hers Health
- Vivid Seats
- Rhino
- Firefly
- Blockchain.com
- AT&T
- MedMen
- CBRE
- Enterprise Holdings
- WANrack
- REEF
- Starsky Robotics
- Cruise
- Coco
- Replica
- Solar Mosaic
