The GovNavigators Team
Adam Hughes and Robert Shea have worked together for almost 20 years. In that time, they have collaborated to improve government program performance and enact and implement federal financial transparency initiatives, including creating the original version of USASpending.gov.
Together, they transformed Grant Thornton Public Sector’s brand into one of the best known and respected in government consulting, being named as one of the fastest-moving brands in government by the Government Business Council. They conceived, produced, and hosted FedHeads, a leading, award-winning podcast focused on government management. They share four Fed100 Awards between them, but won’t say who has the most.
Robert Shea
Robert Shea is a recognized government management and policy expert who served in both Congress and the Executive Branch. He has more than 25 years experience working to improve the government’s performance.
Most recently, he was National Managing Principal at Grant Thornton, where he led the firm’s public policy activities and advised federal, state, and local government agencies on strategy, performance, and evidence-based policymaking.
Robert is a Fellow & former Chairman of the National Academy of Public Administration. He was appointed to the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, which made important recommendations for better integration of evidence into policymaking.
Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes is a federal government process expert – having spent his career working to improve access to and efficiency of federal legislative and regulatory processes. Among other accomplishments, he led a team that helped Sens. Barack Obama and Tom Coburn write and pass the Federal Funding, Accountability, and Transparency Act – the legislation that created USASpending.gov.
Most recently, he was the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Government Affairs at Grant Thornton, where he oversaw marketing and government affairs strategy, thought leadership development, advertising and media relationships, communications, and public policy and Congressional engagements. He also co-created and produced the FedHeads podcast - an award-winning government podcast for government geeks.
Adam served in government as the Senior Advisor to the Federal Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) Council, helping to implement and improve federal IT policy, and on the Senate Budget Committee as the Director of Strategic Planning and Outreach.