What Hilltop Public Solutions does

Hilltop Public Solutions is a privately held strategic public affairs and political consulting firm founded in 2006 by Nicholas Baldick and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm operates across ten regional offices in the United States (Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Billings, Montana) and serves Fortune 100 corporations, non-profit advocacy coalitions, and political campaigns at federal, state, and local levels. Its core service offerings are organized around six practice areas: Grasstops (recruiting and mobilizing influential validators), Coalition Building (merging competing stakeholder agendas), Public Affairs (state and local advocacy), Grassroots (supporter mobilization), Campaign Management (full-service campaign oversight), and Digital (online advertising, list building, and message distribution).

The firm's underlying capability is human expertise in political strategy and field execution rather than proprietary technology. Partners and principals include former White House staff, senior Senate aides, and senior operatives from presidential and Senate campaigns, which serves as the firm's primary moat. Notable historical engagements include managing the 2010 Affordable Care Act coalition (a roughly $100 million campaign that was the largest issue campaign in history at that time), helping MetLife pass the first standalone fix to the Dodd-Frank Act in 2014, and moving the Sunscreen Innovation Act through Congress in 2014 for the PASS Coalition.

Hilltop generates revenue through project-based consulting fees and retainer arrangements for advocacy, campaign management, and coalition work. Its go-to-market motion is sales-led: partners and principals acquire clients directly through relationships and referrals rather than inbound marketing, with the regional office footprint enabling localized client engagement. The firm is privately held with no disclosed outside investors, parent company, or public funding rounds.

Name

Hilltop Public Solutions

Legal name

Hilltop Public Solutions

Website

https://hilltoppublicsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hilltop Public Solutions is a privately held strategic public affairs and political consulting firm operating across ten U.S. regional offices. It delivers Grasstops, Coalition Building, Public Affairs, Grassroots, Campaign Management, and Digital services to Fortune 100 corporations, non-profit advocacy coalitions, and political campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political and Public Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Policy, Research & Advocacy Organizations (Nonprofit) (BPAGADAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Public affairs consulting
• Political campaign management
• Coalition building services
• Grasstops advocacy
• Grassroots mobilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Political and Issue Advocacy Consulting: Hilltop generates revenue through consulting fees for strategic public affairs services, campaign management, coalition building, grasstops and grassroots organizing, and digital campaign services. As a professional services firm, revenue is derived from project-based engagements and retainer arrangements with corporate, non-profit, and advocacy clients seeking to influence policy, legislation, and public opinion.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hilltop Public Solutions is a strategic public affairs and political consulting firm that manages high-stakes, high-profile campaigns for corporate, non-profit, and advocacy clients. It offers an integrated suite of services covering grasstops mobilization, coalition building, public affairs, grassroots organizing, campaign management, and digital strategy, delivered through a coast-to-coast network of partners and principals across 10 regional U.S. offices.

Product overview

Hilltop Public Solutions is a strategic public affairs and political consulting firm offering a unified suite of consulting services rather than a software platform. The core offerings include Grasstops (influential advocate recruitment), Coalition Building (stakeholder alignment), Public Affairs (state/local advocacy), Grassroots (voter mobilization), Campaign Management (full-service campaign oversight), and Digital (online strategy and advertising). These services work together as an integrated consulting practice managed by partners and principals across 10 regional offices nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grasstops
• Coalition Building

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully moved the Sunscreen Innovation Act through Congress in 2014 for PASS Coalition
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mercury Public Affairs: Mercury is a global public affairs and strategic communications firm serving corporate, issue-advocacy, and political clients. It overlaps with Hilltop's public affairs practice (Mercury is also a former employer of Hilltop principal Jacob Jauregui) and competes for the same Fortune 500 advocacy budgets with a broader geographic footprint.
• 270 Strategies: 270 Strategies is a progressive campaign and organizing firm founded by Obama 2008 alumni, offering campaign management, digital, and grassroots services. It is comparable to Hilltop's mid-sized, mission-driven progressive consulting peers and competes for nonprofit and candidate work.
• Global Strategy Group: Global Strategy Group is a public affairs, communications, and research firm with strong progressive/centrist positioning. It directly competes with Hilltop for corporate advocacy, coalition management, and polling/earned-media engagements, particularly at the national and state-policy levels.
• SKDK: SKDK (Stu Loeser & Co.) is a top-tier public affairs and political consulting firm offering advertising, public relations, crisis communications, and political campaign services. It is Hilltop's most direct national peer by service mix, client overlap (corporate advocacy), and progressive-leaning portfolio, including past employers of Hilltop principal Morgan Hook.
• Bully Pulpit Interactive: Bully Pulpit Interactive is a full-service digital agency for progressive causes, candidates, and corporations, providing creative, paid media, and CRM services. It directly competes with Hilltop's Digital service line for the same nonprofit and political clients and is comparable in scale and political alignment.
• The Herald Group: The Herald Group is a public affairs and government relations firm serving corporate, association, and nonprofit clients. It offers similar advocacy and coalition-building services to Hilltop, with comparable scale and a center-left positioning.
• Trilogy Interactive: Trilogy Interactive is a progressive digital agency providing web, mobile, advertising, and data tools for nonprofits and political campaigns. It is comparable to Hilltop's Digital service line and competes for the same progressive nonprofit and foundation clients.
• Hamilton Place Strategies: Hamilton Place Strategies is a government affairs and public policy consulting firm with strong progressive orientation. It directly competes with Hilltop's policy advocacy work, particularly in financial services, technology, and healthcare regulatory matters.
• ROKK Solutions: ROKK Solutions is a public affairs firm specializing in advocacy, coalition management, and stakeholder engagement for corporate and association clients. It overlaps directly with Hilltop's Coalition Building and Public Affairs services, particularly for regulated industries.
• Precision Strategies: Precision Strategies is a Democratic campaign and public affairs firm specializing in data-driven targeting, paid media, and progressive advocacy. It competes with Hilltop for similar candidate, cause, and corporate-advocacy engagements with a more quantitative bent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hilltop-Public-Solutions-220471261331722

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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