Gardner G. Peckham
Managing Director, Prime Policy Group
Mr. Peckham serves as Managing Director of Prime Policy Group, a leading worldwide government relations and lobbying firm. During the past thirty years, Mr. Peckham has worked extensively on foreign relations, national security, and trade policy and implementation. His experience in Congress and the Executive Branch has given him exceptional opportunities to participate in the inner workings of American government, politics, and international relations.
Mr. Peckham served as Senior Policy Advisor to Newt Gingrich throughout his tenure as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He was responsible for legislative, political, and communication strategies on foreign affairs, trade and national security issues. Mr. Peckham also held several other positions in the House of Representatives, working for the Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, Henry J. Hyde, and serving in several staff capacities for the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In addition to his work on Capitol Hill, Mr. Peckham held two senior positions in the first Bush Administration, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs to Secretary James A. Baker, III, and Director of Legislative Affairs to National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.
Mr. Peckham received his BA degree in politics and government from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1975, pursued graduate studies at the American University School of International Service, and completed the Executive Program at the Kennedy School at Harvard University in 1983. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and also serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of IOCOM, an enterprise collaboration software company. He was appointed to the National Commission for Review of Research and Development in the United States Intelligence Community and previously served on the National Commission on Terrorism. He also served on the Secretary of Defense/Director of Central Intelligence-appointed Remote Sensing Strategy Panel and has served on several advisory groups to senior officials in the intelligence community. He received an award of appreciation from the DCI Counterterrorism Center in August, 2005.
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