Arthur R. Collins

Arthur (Art) Collins is the Managing Partner of theGROUP, and has over 25 years of experience as a valued advisor on political strategy, public policy, and corporate campaigns.

Prior to founding theGROUP, Collins was Chairman and CEO of Public Private Partnership, Inc., which he established in 1989. He led the company's multifaceted practice that counseled corporate, government, nonprofit and political clients in areas of national security, energy healthcare, agriculture, information technology, transportation, manufacturing, and financial services.

Collins also served as a Senior Political Strategist for the 2008 Obama for America presidential campaign, where he provided leadership on key constituencies in the primary and general elections. Following the general election, Collins was a Public Liaison for the Obama-Biden Transition Project. In 2004, he was a Senior Advisor to the Kerry Presidential Campaign, and in 1990, he served as Campaign Manager for now-retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr.