Grayum Consulting

Michael is a lobbyist and consultant with more than 20 years of experience successfully helping clients establish, negotiate, and advance legislative policy and budget priorities. Michael has worked with regulatory agencies, policy boards, and elected officials at all levels of government to achieve bottom-line results for public and private sector organizations. Prior to contract lobbying, Michael managed the district and state legislative offices for the Chair of the Environment and Energy Committee in the House of Representatives and was appointed to serve as the Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for two state agencies. Michael has served at all levels of local government as a Mayor, City Councilmember, and an appointed City Administrator of two cities. He was selected to serve as an Honorary Commander at Joint Base Lewis McChord and is a Board member for organizations focused on economic development, land use, transportation, and military defense. Michael earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University and a master's in Public Administration from the University of Washington.