Brian R. Hackett

Brian R. Hackett, currently serving as the Director of Government Relations at Associated Humane Societies, has a strong background in animal protection policies. He previously worked as the Legislative Affairs Manager at the Animal Legal Defense Fund and as the New Jersey State Director at The Humane Society of the United States, where he successfully led various campaigns for animal welfare legislation. Prior to his roles in animal advocacy, Hackett worked in political management and issue advocacy at Strategic Image Management, LLC/David Milner Group, as well as in project assistance at Mathematica. Hackett also briefly served as a Special Investigator at the New Jersey Department of Education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, American Government and Politics, Public Policy Management, and Religion from The College of New Jersey.