Howard MarloweHoward Marlowe is president of Marlowe & Company, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm established in 1984. He has over 20 years of experience as a lobbyist working with Congress and the executive branch.

Mr. Marlowe spent four years working on Capitol Hill as the Legislative Director for a United States senator and a counsel to a subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee. That was followed by five years as an energy and transportation economist, after which he served another four years as Deputy Director of Legislation for the AFL-CIO.

At Marlowe & Company, he has taken the lead in the firm's representation of coastal communities, nonprofit organizations, and labor unions. In addition to his work with the firm, Mr. Marlowe served two terms as president of the American League of Lobbyists, followed by two terms as president the League's Educational Fund.

Mr. Marlowe founded the American Coastal Coalition, a national grassroots organization of coastal communities, and served as the organization's president through 2000. He currently represents the 75-year-old American Shore and Beach Preservation Association in Washington, DC.

Mr. Marlowe received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. from New York University Law School. He currently serves as a member of the Adjunct Faculty of The American University in Washington, DC.