Mona Mohib

Overview

Mona is a senior vice president on McGuireWoods Consulting’s federal public affairs team and integrates her federal work with the firm’s national practice. She advises clients on a variety of issues and helps strategize their engagement with the U.S. Congress, state governors and attorneys general at all levels.

As a member of the firm’s national practice, Mona serves as a primary liaison with Democratic elected officials across the country, holding deep relationships with Democratic governors, attorneys general, as well as their staff across the nation. Mona’s work spans across the nation and she continuously delivers results for clients throughout the spectrum of industries.

Mona has been ranked among The Hill’s Top Lobbyist rankings for the fifth consecutive year. She formerly served as co-chair of the McGuireWoods Consulting Pro Bono Committee, playing a pivotal role in launching the firm’s pro bono program. Additionally, she is a member of the McGuireWoods LLP Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Prior to McGuireWoods Consulting, Mona was the director of policy and communications at the Democratic Governors Association. She also served in the Clinton administration as associate director for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House and director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor under Secretary Alexis Herman. She has more than 20 years of campaign and political experience, including several presidential and gubernatorial campaigns. She served as political director for former Vice President Al Gore’s political action committee, developing political strategies for the former vice president to support Democratic candidates nationally.

Mona is on the board of directors of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, a national nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participation and representation at all levels of the political process. She is a member of Board of Emerge, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women who want to run for political office. She was a member of the Democratic National Committee for eight years. During her tenure with the Democratic National Committee, she was vice chair of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus.

Mona has a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a native of Stamford, Connecticut.

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