Forbes Tate Partners

What Forbes Tate Partners does

Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) is a bipartisan, full-service government and public affairs advocacy firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012 by Jeff Forbes and Dan Tate, Jr. The firm sells integrated advocacy services — federal and state lobbying, appropriations advocacy, PAC management, public affairs, crisis and media communications, grassroots and grasstops mobilization, coalition building, and digital campaign execution — to Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, nonprofits, and government entities across healthcare, technology, defense, financial services, telecommunications, energy, and agriculture. Disclosed clients on the firm's website include Honda, PhRMA, T-Mobile, UPS, Uber, I AM ALS, and Riot Games. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based and retainer professional-services fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured to engagement scope and team composition.

The firm augments traditional lobbying with proprietary analytics through its Social Insights platform — Beltway Social, Lone Star Social Index, and Westminster Social — which combine social-listening tooling with expert analysis to track policy and media conversations in Washington D.C., Texas, and the United Kingdom respectively. In November 2022 FTP acquired Engage, a Washington-based digital media agency, in-housing digital content, paid media, creative, and audience-targeting capabilities. In October 2025 the firm expanded to the Dallas-Fort Worth market alongside the launch of the Lonestar Social Index. In April 2026 the firm rebranded from Forbes Tate Partners to FTP and executed its first leadership transition since founding, with Robert Mathias promoted to Managing Partner and Libby Greer elevated to Head of Government Relations.

FTP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC), which joined the London Stock Exchange in 2021 and trades on Nasdaq. PPHC also owns Crossroads Strategies and Alpine Group; across the three firms PPHC reported $68.9 million in 2024 federal lobbying revenue and $18.7 million in Q1 2025 LDA revenue (up 5.73% sequentially). FTP's individual revenue is not separately disclosed. The firm employs 51–100 staff.

Name

Forbes Tate Partners

Legal name

Forbes Tate Partners

Website

https://forbes-tate.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) is a bipartisan Washington, D.C. government and public affairs firm providing integrated federal and state lobbying, public affairs, digital, and insights services to Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, and nonprofits across healthcare, technology, financial services, and other industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations and Public Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Government relations consulting
• Public affairs advocacy
• Federal lobbying services
• Strategic communications consulting
• Political intelligence research

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Relations and Public Affairs Consulting: FTP generates revenue through professional services fees for government relations, public affairs, and advocacy consulting. Services include federal and state lobbying, political intelligence, crisis communications, media relations, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, and strategic communications. Revenue is primarily project-based and retainer arrangements with Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, and nonprofit organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Forbes Tate Partners is a bipartisan government and public affairs advocacy firm that delivers integrated federal and state lobbying, public affairs, digital communications, and research services to corporations, trade associations, nonprofits, and government entities. Its practice areas include Federal Advocacy (lobbying, appropriations, PAC management), State Advocacy with 50-state executive reach, Public Affairs (crisis communications, media relations, grassroots field management, coalition building), Digital Services (content creation, advertising, audience targeting), and Strategy & Insights (polling, focus groups, media analysis).

Product overview

Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) is a bipartisan public affairs and government relations firm offering an integrated service platform. The core offering includes Government Affairs (lobbying, appropriations, PAC management), Public Affairs (crisis communications, media relations, grassroots advocacy, coalition building), Digital Services (content creation, advertising, audience targeting), and Strategy & Insights (polling, focus groups, media analysis). FTP also operates a proprietary Social Insights platform featuring Beltway Social, Lone Star Social, and Westminster Social analytics covering D.C., Texas, and U.K. markets, which includes the Lonestar Social Index tool for Texas policy analysis. The 2022 acquisition of Engage added digital media agency capabilities. In 2026, the firm rebranded from Forbes Tate Partners to FTP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Federal Advocacy Federal-level lobbying and political intelligence services including political intelligence, lobbying, appropriations, and PAC creation and management for corporate, association, and nonprofit clients.
• State Advocacy State-level advocacy services with 50-state executive reach, leveraging relationships with the National Governors Association, Republican and Democratic Governors Associations, and Attorneys General Association.
• Public Affairs Integrated communications services including crisis communications, media relations, reputation management, grassroots and grasstops field management, coalition building, and third party outreach and engagement.
• Digital Services Digital capabilities including social/digital content creation, web/user experience, advertising/creative, and audience targeting for advocacy campaigns. Capabilities expanded with the 2022 acquisition of digital media agency Engage.
• Strategy & Insights Research and analytics services including polling, focus groups, and media analysis to inform advocacy strategy and business challenges across sectors such as pharmaceutical and energy.
• Social Insights Platform Proprietary listening tools and expert analysis platform providing digital insights into social and news media conversations covering Washington D.C., Dallas, and London markets. Includes Beltway Social, the Lone Star Social Index, and Westminster Social analytics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Growth from a dozen employees in 2012 to nearly 80 employees by 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Engage (digital media agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022FTP acquired Engage, a digital media agency based in Washington D.C., in November 2022. The acquisition consolidated an existing partnership and enhanced FTP's capabilities in digital content, social/digital advertising, web/user experience, and audience targeting. This strategic acquisition added technology, design, creative, and advertising capabilities to FTP's public affairs platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cornerstone Government Affairs: Bipartisan federal lobbying firm. Closely comparable to FTP in service offering (federal advocacy, public affairs, appropriations), client mix, and relationship-driven go-to-market motion, though Cornerstone is privately held and slightly smaller in headcount.
• Cassidy & Associates: Long-standing bipartisan government relations firm. Highly comparable to FTP in targeting Fortune 500 and trade association clients with relationship-driven federal advocacy, appropriations, and public affairs services, with a similar mid-sized headcount.
• Alpine Group: Bipartisan lobbying and strategic communications firm and the third core subsidiary of PPHC alongside FTP and Crossroads Strategies. Direct peer by ownership structure, business model, and federal lobbying ranking, competing within PPHC's portfolio for client mandates.
• BGR Group: Bipartisan government affairs and public relations firm founded by former Haley Rains and Ed Rogers. Highly comparable to FTP in business model — bipartisan structure, federal lobbying, public affairs, and international reach — and competes for similar Fortune 500 and trade association clients.
• Crossroads Strategies: Top-20 federal lobbying firm and direct sister company of FTP within Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC). Closest comparable peer: same parent company, same top-20 lobbying tier, same bipartisan service model, competing for adjacent PPHC revenue allocation.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: Major national law firm with one of the largest federal and state government affairs practices. Comparable to FTP in integrated legal/lobbying/communications delivery, though at substantially larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• K&L Gates: Global law firm with significant D.C. government affairs and public policy practice. Comparable to FTP in serving Fortune 500 regulated industry clients with integrated legal and lobbying services, with deeper bench and broader international footprint.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: One of the largest bipartisan government affairs and lobbying practices in Washington, with deep Fortune 500 penetration. Directly comparable to FTP in serving regulated industry clients with integrated legal, lobbying, and public affairs services, though at significantly greater scale and with global reach.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: Major D.C.-based law and lobbying firm with a nationally recognized government affairs practice. Comparable to FTP as a bipartisan integrated lobbying and strategic communications provider to Fortune 500 and high-profile clients, but with materially larger scale and legal capabilities FTP cannot match.

Emerging players

• Invariant: Bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm founded by former Capitol Hill staff. Comparable to FTP in service mix (government affairs, public affairs, digital) and client mix, but operates at smaller scale and represents a newer competitive entrant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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