The Conafay Group
Kristen Lafayette has work experience starting from 2019 to date, beginning with an internship as an Intern to the Chief Administrative Officer at the Chief Administrative Office, City of Richmond in 2019 from June to August. In 2020, Kristen worked as an Intern to the County Manager at Henrico County from May to August. Currently, Kristen works at The Conafay Group starting in 2021 as a Research Associate from June to October 2022 and as a Project Manager from October 2022 to the present.
Kristen Lafayette earned their Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from the University of Virginia in 2020, where they studied from 2016 to 2020. Kristen then pursued their Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree with a focus on Leadership and Public Policy at the same institution from 2019 to 2021.
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The Conafay Group
The Conafay Group works with life science companies and organizations to develop and implement government funding and public policy strategies. We also bridge ties to philanthropic, non-‐profit, academic and commercial entities to enhance client outcomes. Working on behalf of our clients, we create and execute dynamic strategies that facilitate: • Non-Dilutive Funding • Health Policy Advocacy • Ally Development • Federal Government Relations • Public-Private Partnerships • Federal Marketing • Coalition Management • Business-to-Business Partnering TCG specializes in representing biomedical technologies and therapeutics before the federal government and associated stakeholders. Our client successes involve for-profit and non-profit entities in areas of funding, research and public policy. We identify and target novel funding opportunities, synergies between client technology and federal/private needs, and policy issues that affect life sciences companies. Our expertise provides our clients an advantage over competitors in the federal and non-federal funding market. Since 2003, our team has helped clients secure nearly $1B in non-dilutive funding and services. Led by Stephen Conafay, TCG is a team of engineers, scientists, and policy experts, as well as former industry executives and federal staff, who offer a wealth of scientific and policy expertise in issues relevant to the life sciences and biotechnology industry. Applying this collective expertise, we have an intimate understanding of the non-dilutive funding landscape, healthcare and innovation policy, federal government needs and priorities, and commercial/institutional partnering opportunities. Our strength lies in putting this knowledge, and our familiarity with the science behind our clients’ technology, to work for our clients. Through our team‐based approach, we are able to deliver fully integrated government relations strategies that enable our clients to achieve greater success.