Tim Onoff

Tim has helped organizations ranging from trade and business associations to Fortune 500, mid-sized and startup companies to develop their strategy and operational plans for the government marketplace at the local, state, federal and international levels. Tim has a strong background in creating state legislative and regulatory campaigns, as well as targeted business-to-government sales efforts, and works with clients to develop strategies with the necessary mix of legislative, advocacy, communication, and procurement resources to achieve their goals. He is deeply involved in project development, integrating efforts across all of NSI’s practice areas and business units. Tim has particular experience in helping clients with disruptive and first-mover initiatives before the government marketplace.

In addition to helping clients domestically, Tim has successfully run integrated policy, procurement and public affairs efforts in 20 countries around the world. He aligns with and serves clients as a trusted advisor to ensure they have the best teams and strategies as they look to solve problems, improve performance and expand to new markets around the world.

Prior to NSI, Tim founded and led a consulting firm called Assisted Initiatives, where he helped clients develop efforts that covered legislative, communications and issue advocacy campaigns geared toward state and local governments. He served as an aide to former New York Governor Mario Cuomo (D-NY) and was a public affairs and policy liaison for the Cuomo Administration and New York Secretary of State. He also worked for several years in the New York State Legislature, addressing the nation’s top policy issues and served as Deputy Upstate NY Coordinator for the 1992 Clinton-Gore Presidential Campaign. Tim holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from St. John Fisher College.