Philip R. Pulliam

About Philip R. Pulliam

Philip is a government relations and public policy professional with over twenty years of Big Four consulting (KPMG + EY alum), corporate, and public sector experience. While in Big Four consulting, primary industries served included financial sector, tech, and power and utilities. A trusted advisor who is comfortable maintaining strategic internal and external relationships to help drive responsible growth, critical initiatives, and effectively gauge, facilitate and advance multi-state legislative outcomes while contributing to a culture of prudent risk management and adhering to the Bank’s control environment. Philip has been selected to participate in various internal and external leadership development programs over the course of his career. He is at ease with supporting C-suite and other management/enterprise executives. Skilled at team-building and management, and the management of external resources, including contract lobbyists, industry trades and political organizations for the Bank. Philip began his career as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Thomas G. Fisher (Ret.) of the Indiana Tax Court (Appellate).

Experience

1. Senior Vice President - State Government Relations Public Policy Lead (Mid-atlantic Region)

   Bank of America

   Oct 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Responsibilities include building and managing key internal and external relationships while maintaining BAC’s interests with respect to state and local policymakers over a six state region. I collaborate primarily with BAC’s Federal Government Relations, Policy Analysis + Insights, Legal, Communications and Operations teams to arrive at and execute on supportive legislative and regulatory strategies and conclusions. In addition, I serve on market leadership teams and provide counsel to Market Presidents and Market Executives across the Southeast region, including Bank of America\'s Global Head of Public Policy. Additional responsibilities include working with trade and industry groups, including the ABA, Attorney General Alliance, Democratic and Republican Attorneys Associations, DLCC and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Other responsibilities include managing external contract lobbyists dispersed throughout the region, tracking, monitoring and advocating for or against legislation while providing updates to senior executives. Additional duties include meeting with senior state government executives and staff (e.g, Governors and Chiefs of Staff); preparing briefing documents and assisting colleagues with coverage of trade organization events in DC, as needed. In this role, I was nominated and accepted into the Banks 2023 Leadership Engagement Acceleration Program (LEAP) cohort, with approximately 12 teammates from various domestic and international LOBs.

Education

• Valparaiso University

  Doctor of Law - JD

• Georgetown Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BA, Economics

• O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

  Master of Public Administration (MPA), Public Policy Analysis + Public Finance