Lobbyist

David Ormsby, Inc. & Nolan Group, Inc.

Since 1998, through his firm, David Ormsby, Inc., David Ormsby has developed public relations and public affairs campaigns in Illinois for government officials, political candidates, non-profits, trade associations, and private businesses. 

Since 2016, David has also worked as a lobbyist for The Nolan Group, Inc., a 40-year old Springfield public affairs firm. In 2018, David purchased The Nolan Group and became its president and CEO.

Prior to establishing his public relations consulting practice and purchasing The Nolan Group, David served as press secretary to the Democratic Party of Illinois, press secretary to Cook County Board President candidate Aurelia Pucinski; served on the Issues Development Staff of the Illinois House of Representatives & Illinois House Democratic Campaign Committee of Speaker Michael J. Madigan, and as a public information officer for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's Office of Workforce Development.

David earned a B.A. in Political Science/Philosophy from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; a M.A. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and a Ph.D. (A.B.D.) from U of I at Chicago. Additionally, David is also owner, president, and CEO of Illinois Public Opinion, Inc., a public policy polling firm.

What are your advocacy goals for the Illinois Academy?

At the state government level, the first aim of IAND’s legislative strategy is both to promote and support legislative and executive branch initiatives that align with good nutrition public policy and derail and oppose those measures that are contrary to good nutrition policy. The second aim is to position IAND as the premier voice and political reference point in Springfield on nutrition policy by not only weighing in on legislation but also advancing forward-looking, thoughtful proposals of our own, such as the IAND 2021 licensure renewal bill that seeks to modernize the Illinois statute.