Experience

Forest Resources Association

• United States
• Paper & Forest Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



USDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Administrator

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



Risk Management Agency- US Department of Agriculture

• Chief Of Staff

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2021

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Senior Executive Service Appointee for Trump Administration



Gray Matter

• United States

• President

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2018

  Gray Matter Consulting LLC is a full-service lobbying/government relations firm. Keith Gray has over 25 years in Washington DC with extensive experience in government relations. Gray Matter offers consulting and professional services to individuals, non-profits and associations, corporations, and municipalities in obtaining federal funding not only through traditional appropriations but also through grants and loans. Gray Matter has also specializes in assisting clients in rural… Show more Gray Matter Consulting LLC is a full-service lobbying/government relations firm. Keith Gray has over 25 years in Washington DC with extensive experience in government relations. Gray Matter offers consulting and professional services to individuals, non-profits and associations, corporations, and municipalities in obtaining federal funding not only through traditional appropriations but also through grants and loans. Gray Matter has also specializes in assisting clients in rural areas to obtain infrastructure funding for such things as police stations, roads and bridges, community health centers, small business development centers, and rural telemedicine facilities. As a federal contractor and consultant, Gray Matter offers grant management instruction on Uniform Grants Guidance and best practices for public and private sector clients. I have developed both off the shelf and customized grants management training for a wide array of both federal and state agencies as well as Fortune 500 companies. Show less



Gray Matter Consulting, LLC

• Instructor, Graduate School USA

  • Jan 2011 - May 2018

  Washington DC Instructor, Grants Management Intro to Grants Management Grants Performance and Measures Effective Grants Management These courses are the three courses in the Certificate of Grants Management and Administration which can be earned by grants professionals http://graduateschool.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=408&Itemid=205



Alabama Farmers Federation

• Director of National Affairs

  • 1995 - 2009



Rep. Terry Everett, US House of Representatives

• Legislative Assistant

  • Jan 1993 - Dec 1994



U.S. Sen. Howell Heflin

• Intern

  • 1992 - 1992