Craig Shirley has been professionally involved in American politics and government for almost three decades. He has worked in government and on campaigns at the congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential levels. His fields of specialization include strategic public relations, crisis management, marketing, and government affairs, as well as political consulting and government affairs. Craig is also President and CEO of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, the public relations, marketing, and government affairs firm he originally founded in 1984.