Robert Bernstein is a principal and founder of Bay State Strategies Group. Prior to starting Bay State Strategies, Mr. Bernstein was a Partner at the law firm of Holland & Knight whose primary area of practice was Public Policy & Regulation.

Mr. Bernstein has considerable experience in developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies for clients, together with representing client interests before the legislative and executive branches of state and local government.

A former Massachusetts State Senator, Mr. Bernstein served as chairman of the State Senate Insurance Committee, Criminal Justice Committee, Energy Committee and Election Laws Committee.

Mr. Bernstein was also the vice chairman of the Banks and Banking Committee and served as a member of the Taxation and Health Care Committees as well as a number of special task forces and commissions.

David Shapiro is a principal and founder of Bay State Strategies Group. Prior to starting Bay State Strategies, Mr. Shapiro was a Senior Policy Advisor at the law firm of Holland & Knight.

Mr. Shapiro has extensive experience on issues relating to legislative and administrative lobbying, state procurement and contracting, military base redevelopment and airline and aviation companies.

He served as Budget Director of the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee, and as such was the principal non-elected budget writer for the House of Representatives and policy advisor to the House Ways and Means-Chairman and various other committee chairmen.

Frank Shea joins Bay State Strategies Group having recently been a Senior Public Affairs Advisor at Holland & Knight.

Mr. Shea brings extensive experience in researching and analyzing policy issues and developing political strategies for members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Mr. Shea served as Senior Legislative and Political Advisor to the House Speaker.

Prior to his experience as Senior Legislative and Political Advisor, Mr. Shea was the Legislative Deputy to the Chief of Staff and Campaign Director for Speaker Finneran.