Jeff is President and Founder of J.A. Green & Company (2007-present), a boutique government relations firm serving over forty clients and named in the Top Lobbyist list by Bloomberg in 2019 and 2020 and The Hill in 2020. He formed J.A. Green & Company in 2007 to assist clients in the U.S. defense industrial base with their government relations, business development, and strategic planning goals.
With over 25 years of experience in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill, and as a business owner, Jeff has unique insight into the intersection of industry and government. Jeff’s most recent government position was Staff Director to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness from 2006 to 2007. He also served as Counsel to the committee (2004-2007). During this time, he was primarily responsible for all matters related to supply chain, acquisition policy, industrial base issues, and an operation and maintenance budget over $150 billion.
Prior to his service on Capitol Hill, Jeff served as Legislative Director for the Coalition Provisional Authority Office of Legislative Affairs in 2003, working directly with senior CPA, Department of Defense, Department of State, Office of Management, and Budget and White House officials. He has written numerous articles on supply chains, the defense industry, government procurement, and strategic materials. He has appeared on CNN, Fox, NPR, and the BBC, and has been quoted in an array of publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Business Week, and USA Today. Jeff earned a J.D. from the University of Miami, a Masters of Law in Government Contracts from George Washington University, and a B.S. from Cornell University.
He is admitted to the practice of law in the District of Columbia, Florida, and New Jersey. Jeff is also is a past Co-Chair of the ABA Public Contract Law Section’s Legislative Coordinating Committee. He is a retired Air Force colonel (1995-2018).