Bringing together public affairs, corporate strategy and global policy to secure and advance the energy transition, critical infrastructure and emerging technologies.
AJG Strategies, LLC. delivers strategic communications solutions to help energy sector and critical infrastructure clients navigate the convergence of the digital and clean energy revolution and the growing threat of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Founder Andrew Gumbiner’s expertise as a spokesman, press secretary, communications director and public affairs strategist in both the public and private sectors drive his approach to advancing the communications, policy and strategic issues most important to his clients.
Areas of Focus
Advancing the Energy Transition
Innovation in clean and low-carbon technologies, digitalization and the threat of climate change are driving a new energy ecosystem that will be at the center of our economic, environmental and national security in the 21st century. The energy industry’s transition away from an analogue, centralized and fossil fuels-based business model into a digitally connected, clean and affordable system is reshaping geopolitics, policy and regulatory frameworks, and business models for global corporations and small companies alike.
The transition to clean energy technologies, digital infrastructure and acting on climate will bring significant opportunities to companies that can navigate this change. AJG Strategies helps clients position themselves to seize the benefits of the energy transition with an in-depth understanding of new business models across the energy value chain and the policy issues at federal, state and international levels.
Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
The digital revolution is transforming the critical infrastructure that underpins the core industries of the global economy - from energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors, to services that supply water, stanatation and emergency care. Connected critical infrastructure will serve as the foundation of the digital economy -unlocking new possibilities to make these essential services more accessible, affordable and environmentally sustainable. But the promise of this future will only be possible if it can be protected from the increasing of cyber attacks.
The critical infrastructure sector’s vulnerability to cyberattacks is one of the most significant technological and policy challenges facing all levels of government and private sector companies around the world - from global industrial giants to specialized organizations comprising critical international supply chains. With an in-depth understanding of today’s volatile technology, geopolitical and business environment, AJG Strategies helps clients position and prepare themselves to internally and externally address the increasing threat landscape of industrial cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Andrew Gumbiner is the founder of AJG Strategies, LLC – a public affairs consultancy based in Washington, D.C. focused on advising energy sector and industrial cybersecurity clients on strategic communications and public policy issues. Before starting AJG Strategies, LLC in 2019, Andrew worked for more than decade as a spokesman and public affairs strategist for CEOs of global industrial companies, U.S. cabinet secretaries and senior administration officials in the Obama administration and for Democrats on Capitol Hill. Most recently, he was a spokesman for Siemens USA, managing public affairs for the company’s energy and cybersecurity business and serving as an advisor to the U.S. CEO.
Previously, Andrew served in the Obama administration as the press secretary and spokesman at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and aid to Secretary Moniz. Before his role as DOE press secretary, Andrew was the spokesman and head of communications for DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) and supported the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. In Congress, Andrew worked as a Communications Director in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he started his career as a press aide in the House Democratic Caucus under Chairman Rep. Rahm Emanuel.
Andrew received his B.A. from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C.