James "JD" Derderian,
Co-founder and Chairman

J.D. Derderian has decades of experience working with Congressional and White House leadership.​He is the founder/managing partner of the Stanton Park Group. His issue expertise is in healthcare, energy, technology, and telecommunications.  

 

As Chief of Staff to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mr. Derderian served as the principal strategist and advisor to the Committee with jurisdiction over a wide array of economy drivers – healthcare, technology, energy, and finance.  Mr. Derderian successfully guided passage of historic legislation such as the Food and Drug Administration Modernization, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and the Telecommunications Reform of 1996.  In addition, he led the oversight of the many agencies and departments under the Committee’s purview such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Commerce, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration.

 

​Mr. Derderian graduated cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Richmond.  He is also Clay's loving father.