The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, announces the appointment of Blake Nanney as director of government affairs.
In this role, Nanney will be responsible for the development and implementation of ACI legislative and targeted regulatory policy with respect to federal issues, laws and standards. He will also assist in lobbying on Capitol Hill for key industry objectives.
Nanney joins ACI from American Institute of Architects (AIA), where he was Senior Manager of Federal Relations. In this role he assisted in legislative and regulatory policy engagement and served as a lead federal policy lobbyist.
“Blake’s expertise in the government affairs space make him an excellent addition to the ACI team,” says Douglas Troutman, ACI general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president of Government Affairs. “We’re excited for him to hit the ground running, helping ACI continue its support of industry at the federal level.”
Nanney graduated from Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, Illinois) in 2013 with an Associate of Arts and Associate of Science and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois) in 2016 with a B.A. in International Relations Political Science.