Daniel G. "Bud" Oakey
Chairman
Managing Director
Email: boakey@advantusstrategies.com
Bud Oakey specializes in assisting and growing strategic business relationships with local, state, and federal governments, crisis public relations and influencing public policy issues impacting clients. Oakey has been an active participant in numerous transportation projects and economic development issues throughout Virginia over the last 20 years, including the routing of Interstate 73 through Virginia, the expansion of Interstate 81 from the Tennessee to West Virginia borders and numerous economic development site locations and negotiations. He has represented business interests before the Virginia General Assembly since 1989 and previously represented economic development interests before Louisiana's legislature and administration.
Oakey's extensive communications background includes serving as Louisiana Press Secretary for former President George Bush's 1988 election campaign, and as a member of Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore, III's transition team responsible for initial public policy recommendations concerning the Virginia Department of Transportation. He is also an appointed member of several Advisory Committees of the Joint Commission on Science and Technology including Technology in Transportation, Topics in Law and Technology, Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA), and the Uniform Electronic Technology Act (UETA) and Privacy. In addition, Oakey has extensive experience in developing government relations programs for business groups at all levels of government and enjoys a strong background in information technology, economic development, transportation, environmental policy and regulatory matters.
