Kevin J. Kerr

Principal

Harrisburg | Pittsburgh

About Kevin

Kevin provides comprehensive advocacy and government relations services to clients before the city of Pittsburgh, county of Allegheny, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He counsels clients on public policy matters and helps them to build relationships and successfully navigate bipartisan legislative and regulatory environments across Pennsylvania.

Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, Kevin understands the dynamics of the region and has developed key relationships through years of professional and volunteer experience. He also has keen strategic and operational vision, cultivated through his in-house business operations experience and educational background.

Kevin has significant experience in the emerging tech and startup industries. Before joining Public Strategies, Kevin served as a multi-state regional head of public policy for Uber, directing the company’s state and local government and regulatory engagement and social impact work across Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. At Uber, he successfully navigated complex, high-profile issues ranging from public transit partnerships to the growth and early public policy development for self-driving technology in Pennsylvania. He has also served as a senior government relations adviser for DoorDash, guiding the company through public policy work in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Before working in the private sector, he served as chief of staff to Pittsburgh City Council President Bruce A. Kraus, where he directed all legislation, communications, and community affairs for the council president.

Kevin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Urban Planning. He has also completed two executive education programs at Harvard Business School focused on business strategy and leadership and is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh’s Leadership Development Initiative, Class XXIII.

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