John Willey
As principal of 19th Star State Solutions, LLC, a full service governmental affairs firm, John assists clients in their legislative, regulatory and executive branch lobbying needs. Mr. Willey has over 25 years experience in lobbying, state and federal relations, crisis management, grassroots advocacy, campaign/political strategy and development of political action committees.
Prior to forming 19th Star State Solutions he worked for Anthem, Inc for over 18 years managing public affairs for the State of Indiana as well as interests at the local, federal and regulatory level. In addition to his work on the lobbying side he was also tasked with designing and implementing simultaneous PAC and Grassroots programs for associates in all Anthem states (At that time: Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Colorado, and Nevada). Under his leadership Grassroots Membership rose from just fewer than 300 to nearly 1,400 and Anthem’s Political Action Committee tripled its PAC receipts as well as its membership to over 700 participants.