Gene Mulroy is a founding principal at Open Door Media (ODM). He has more than two decades of experience in managing and developing public relations and public affairs campaigns corporate, member association and not-for-profit organization clients. Gene specializes in building and activating third-party advocate networks as well as managing media and community relations programs.
Gene was formerly a political commentator NJBIZ, where he reported on legislative matters affecting the New Jersey’s business community. He was also named to Business News New Jersey’s “Who’s Who” list of the most influential business people in New Jersey and awarded its distinguished “Forty Top Business Leaders Under the Age of 40.” Gene has been annually named to InsiderNJ.com’s Power 100 List, which recognizes the most influential and politically-connected people in the State of New Jersey.
Gene was a graduate Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, where he earned a MA in political science with a professional concentration in public policy. He also holds a BA in political science from the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Contact
Phone: (609) 989-5885
Email: gene@cignj.com
Gerry Gibbs is a founding principal at ODM. He is a highly respected figure in public service with more than a decade of legislative, policy and political experience at the local, state and federal level. Gerry’s areas of focus are business development and financial services, where he utilizes his extensive networks and expertise on behalf of his clients.
Gerry has been recognized ROI-NJ and annually named to InsiderNJ.com’s Power 100 List, which recognizes the most influential and politically-connected people in the State of New Jersey.
He was a presidential appointee in the Clinton Administration, serving in the U.S. Department of Labor in the Secretary’s public affairs office, where he was responsible for preparation of briefing materials for use by department officials; and in the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was responsible for the advance planning for all logistic arrangements for domestic and international travel for the Secretary of Commerce.
Prior to founding Open Door Media and its affiliate, Capital Impact Group, Gerry held high-level positions at the New Jersey Department of Treasury, serving as Assistant State Treasurer and Director of the Legislative Affairs Unit which assists and oversees the annual budget process and handles legislator’s constituent requests. While at Treasury, he helped implement the State Alternative Investment Program, which invested a portion of the State’s $70 billion pension portfolio to outside money managers and oversaw the Division of Public Finance, Pensions and Investments.
Gerry has extensive political campaign experience serving as senior adviser to legislative and gubernatorial candidates. He was political director in New Jersey for the presidential campaign of Al Gore and national advance staff member for President Bill Clinton’s re-election campaign.
Gerry started his professional career as a legislative assistant for Congressman Donald M. Payne for four years. He founded the New Generation Leadership PAC, a bi-partisan organization which raised money for and supported progressive congressional candidates.
Gerry is a graduate of Howard University with a BA in Political Science and holds Series 7 and 63 securities licenses
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Phone: (609) 989-5885
Email: gerry@cignj.com