Susan Sweat Principal and Director Cornerstone Government Affairs Susan Sweat joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2011 after a decade as a senior staffer for Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) during his service in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.As the Senator’s legislative director, Susan’s Capitol Hill career included work with the Senate Armed Services, Commerce, and Budget Committees, as well as the House Appropriations and Budget Committees. This work afforded her a network of connections across the Hill and administration, and a strong working knowledge of the processes and strategies necessary for success in the current political environment on the Hill.At Cornerstone, Susan leads a broad range of clients focused on national security, health, higher education, and appropriations issues. She has successfully navigated many provisions through the legislative process, utilizing her expertise and experience in devising floor and committee strategies. Managing clients that range from academic research institutions, advocacy groups and coalitions to hospitals and medical device companies, she also has significant experience working with Administration officials, including those at the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services. Susan currently serves on the executive leadership committee for the National Defense Industry Association’s Health Affairs Division.Susan received her master’s degree in Liberal Studies, Social and Domestic Public Policy from Georgetown University. A native Mississippian, she received her B.A. in Communications from Mississippi College, where she was named Young Alumna of the Year in 2017. She served as Mrs. District of Columbia in 2007. Susan and her husband, a retired Air Force officer, have three children and run a non-profit working in rural Kenya. More from Susan Videos & Webinars Post-Summit Advocacy 2023: A ZERO Town Hall ZERO advocates went to Congress with our policy priorities in February, but are you wondering what's happened since then? Videos & Webinars Bring Your Advocacy Home Join us for a ZERO Webinar: Bring Your Advocacy Home to discuss the key to successful advocacy and how this month, you can visit your local Congressional representative to reinforce the importance of prostate cancer policy! Videos & Webinars Prostate Cancer Advocacy Town Hall: What's Happened Since the Summit? Are you wondering what is going on in D.C. for prostate cancer? ZERO advocates went to Congress with our policy priorities in March, but join us for this town hall conversation to find out what has happened since in Washington, and state capitals across the country.
Susan Sweat joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2011 after a decade as a senior staffer for Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) during his service in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.As the Senator’s legislative director, Susan’s Capitol Hill career included work with the Senate Armed Services, Commerce, and Budget Committees, as well as the House Appropriations and Budget Committees. This work afforded her a network of connections across the Hill and administration, and a strong working knowledge of the processes and strategies necessary for success in the current political environment on the Hill.At Cornerstone, Susan leads a broad range of clients focused on national security, health, higher education, and appropriations issues. She has successfully navigated many provisions through the legislative process, utilizing her expertise and experience in devising floor and committee strategies. Managing clients that range from academic research institutions, advocacy groups and coalitions to hospitals and medical device companies, she also has significant experience working with Administration officials, including those at the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services. Susan currently serves on the executive leadership committee for the National Defense Industry Association’s Health Affairs Division.Susan received her master’s degree in Liberal Studies, Social and Domestic Public Policy from Georgetown University. A native Mississippian, she received her B.A. in Communications from Mississippi College, where she was named Young Alumna of the Year in 2017. She served as Mrs. District of Columbia in 2007. Susan and her husband, a retired Air Force officer, have three children and run a non-profit working in rural Kenya.
More from Susan Videos & Webinars Post-Summit Advocacy 2023: A ZERO Town Hall ZERO advocates went to Congress with our policy priorities in February, but are you wondering what's happened since then? Videos & Webinars Bring Your Advocacy Home Join us for a ZERO Webinar: Bring Your Advocacy Home to discuss the key to successful advocacy and how this month, you can visit your local Congressional representative to reinforce the importance of prostate cancer policy! Videos & Webinars Prostate Cancer Advocacy Town Hall: What's Happened Since the Summit? Are you wondering what is going on in D.C. for prostate cancer? ZERO advocates went to Congress with our policy priorities in March, but join us for this town hall conversation to find out what has happened since in Washington, and state capitals across the country.