Tom Galvin

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Tom Galvin is based in Washington, DC and his 20-year career has been spent at the highest level of the political, media and technology areas. Tom is dedicated to effectively positioning 463 clients to exceed their strategic communications goals.

Prior to the founding of 463 Communications, Tom served as Vice President of Government Relations at VeriSign, where he was responsible for driving strategy and interactions with policy makers regarding homeland security, internet security and telecommunications policy. He also served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and was named by Technology Marketing Magazine as a “Marketer of the Year” in 2002 for his role in shaping VeriSign’s corporate image.

Prior to VeriSign, Tom created a Washington, DC communications office for Cisco Systems just as the company launched a nationwide branding campaign. Tom later moved to California and managed Cisco’s corporate public relations team. In that role, Tom served as a lead strategist on corporate communications initiatives and helped brand John Chambers as an elite CEO.

Tom also spent over a decade as a political journalist, participating in more than 10,000 interviews with over 1,000 newsmakers – from U.S. Presidents and other world figures to business leaders and technology visionaries. He started his career as a congressional correspondent for Congressional Quarterly, where he had a ringside seat to the political and legislative process. He later worked for the New York Daily News, where he wrote extensively about national politics, elections, the White House and Congress, and was recognized as a rising star by Washingtonian Magazine.

Tom is based in DC and holds a B.A. in International Relations from George Washington University. Tom and his wife, Maria, reside in Davidsonville, Maryland with their five kids.