Strategic Counsel, Business and Public Policy Consulting
— Christie 55 Solutions

Strategic Counsel, Business and Public Policy Consulting
— Christie 55 Solutions

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13 Nov

Chris Christie: Keep Sports Betting Legal

In a recent op-ed, Governor Chris Christie outlines why legalized and regulated sports betting has strengthened transparency, consumer protection, and the integrity of American sports. Drawing on his …

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Christie 55 Solutions

We are a New Jersey based consulting firm headed by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. We provide strategic counsel and consulting services to assist clients with their business strategies and opportunities, and with complex public policy and regulatory challenges at the state, federal and international levels.

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What We Do

Our Practice Areas

Christie 55 Solutions represents corporate, government and association clients on a wide range of issues across numerous sectors of the economy. We develop and execute customized strategies and action plans based on each client’s business objectives and public policy priorities. The firm’s current practice areas focus on:

Business Strategy & Transformation

Business Strategy & Transformation

Rich Bagger and Bob Martin bring significant business strategy and planning and business transformation expertise to the Christie 55 team. Rich has more than 25 years’ experience in the health care sector, including as the chief corporate affairs officer for two global biopharmaceutical companies and as legal counsel for a health insurance plan. Prior to his public service, Bob was a Partner at Accenture with over 25 years of experience consulting to a broad variety of businesses and industries, and trusted advisor to senior executives to help them achieve their vision and create value. He has extensive skills and experience in all aspects of business and management consulting, including business strategy and planning, business transformation and operations reengineering, IT strategy, systems implementation and change management. In government, Bob transformed the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to be a more effective, efficient, and customer focused organization, while continuing to protect the natural resources of the state.

Crisis Management & Communications

Crisis Management & Communications

With Governor Christie’s experience as U.S. Attorney and Governor of New Jersey and Rich Bagger’s experience as the senior most global corporate affairs officer (including both government relations and communications) for two Fortune 500 companies, Christie 55 Solutions is well positioned to advise clients in preparing for and managing major public crises, such as legislative investigations, litigation, and significant brand or product issues. We can bring boardroom level strategy and political campaign execution speed to support senior executives in proactively addressing high-stakes situations.

Disaster Response & Recovery

Disaster Response & Recovery

Following Superstorm Sandy’s devastating landfall in New Jersey in October 2012, Governor Christie led his state’s immediate response, multi-year recovery, and long-term resilience strengthening from what was at that time the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. To support New Jersey’s recovery, Mary Pat Christie established and chaired the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, which raised and distributed over $40 million to help New Jersey residents rebuild their homes and small businesses reopen their doors. Bob Martin, as the Commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection, played a key leadership role under Governor Christie in coordinating the State’s preparation and response, and long-term rebuilding from natural disasters, especially Superstorm Sandy. As Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the state agency responsible for economic development, Michele Brown played a leadership role in recovery and restoration of the state’s economy following Superstorm Sandy. Christie 55 Solutions has the capabilities and experience with federal and state emergency management agencies to support clients in strengthening their readiness for disasters and, if necessary, in recovering from them.

Enivronmental & Land Use Strategy & Regulations

Enivronmental & Land Use Strategy & Regulations

Bob Martin brings significant knowledge and experience to the Christie 55 Solutions team having served as New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection under Governor Christie from 2010 to 2018. Bob managed over 2,800 professionals and a multi-million dollar annual state budget and other federal and state resources. He effectively implemented DEP’s mission to protect the air, water, land, and natural and historic resources of the state. He has deep knowledge and expertise in state and federal environmental and land use laws and regulations, and working with numerous federal agencies and departments.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Mary Pat Christie’s financial services experience includes expertise in high yield and distressed capital debt markets, insight into numerous industries. She is also a Partner and Executive Vice President of the Hampshire/Christie Opportunity Zone Fund, where she has helped raise equity capital to invest in Opportunity Zone projects along the northeast corridor. Christie 55 Solutions combines financial services industry experience with government and public policy capabilities to support financial services clients with complex legislative and regulatory issues.

Government Relations & Public Policy Strategy

Government Relations & Public Policy Strategy

In addition to Governor Christie’s extensive federal and state government service, Rich Bagger led state, federal and international government relations and public policy for both Pfizer and Celgene. With their combined experience, the Christie 55 Solutions team assists clients in developing government relations and public policy strategies across the states and with the federal government. We work with each client to thoroughly understand their business objectives and policy priorities, identify government relations opportunities and challenges, and support strategically tailored engagement plans with policymakers and other stakeholders.

Health Care

Health Care

Governor Christie has a decades long commitment to addressing the scourge of drug and alcohol abuse. He devoted much of his second term as Governor to fighting the opioid crisis gripping his state and the nation. President Trump appointed Governor Christie to chair the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, ultimately delivering more than 65 substantive recommendations, all of which were adopted by the President. Rich Bagger worked for more than 25 years in the health care sector, including as the chief corporate affairs officer for two global biopharmaceutical companies and as legal counsel for a health insurance plan. Christie 55 Solutions has represented clients across the health care sector, providing a range of services from strategic advice to public affairs counsel for hospital systems, provider organizations, physician practice groups, medical technology companies and clinical diagnostics laboratories.

Life Sciences

Life Sciences

As Governor of New Jersey, the state often referred to as the medicine chest of the nation, Governor Christie recognized and promoted the importance of American leadership in the life sciences for public health, the economy, and national security. During Rich Bagger’s 25 year career in the life sciences sector, he led worldwide corporate affairs and was as a member of the senior most management committee at both Pfizer and Celgene, as well as serving as Board Chair of the National Pharmaceutical Council, the Healthcare Institute of New Jersey and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center. Christie 55 Solutions brings unparalleled experience to representing life sciences companies on matters ranging from market access strategy and patient access to stakeholder engagement and public policy.

Utilities & Energy

Utilities & Energy

In addition to Governor Christie’s knowledge and experience setting and directing the State of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan and energy policy for 8 years, Bob Martin brings over 25 years of utility and energy knowledge and experience in the private sector as a Partner at Accenture. Bob has demonstrated expertise in all the key aspects of the utility industry, including electric generation, electric & gas transmission, and electric, gas and water distribution operations. Expertise also includes offshore wind, solar and other renewable energy sources, distributed generation, energy resiliency and reliability, nuclear power and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. This includes working with utilities in the UK for 5 years and doing significant consulting work throughout Europe and Canada. Bob also brings 8 years of energy and environmental policy experience and knowledge in offshore wind and solar energy and energy policy as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

The Christie 55 team has significant experience with major infrastructure initiatives. As Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie led enactment of the two largest Transportation Trust Fund reauthorizations in state history, representing a total investment of $24 billion in New Jersey transportation projects. Under his leadership, major improvements were completed to the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, the Pulaski Skyway was restored, the Bayonne Bridge raised, and the Goethals Bridge replaced. Mary Pat Christie is a Partner and Executive Vice President of the Hampshire Christie Qualified Opportunity Fund, engaged in Opportunity Zone development projects across the Northeast. Rich Bagger has long experience with transportation infrastructure, including as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and as the first Board Chair of the Gateway Program Development Corporation, a partnership of Amtrak and the States of New York and New Jersey to increase resiliency and capacity on the Northeast Corridor between Newark and New York Penn Station. Bob Martin has extensive infrastructure experience in both the private and public sectors, including leadership at Accenture on utility and energy infrastructure and broad responsibility as New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection for permitting the full range of infrastructure projects and leading infrastructure resiliency planning and rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy.