Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Jonathan Ross

78. Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross is another influential member of the KP Public Affairs team, joining his partner, Ed Manning (No. 76), on this list. Ross leads KP’s technology practice and is touted as “a key voice on virtually all issues impacting Silicon Valley.” Among his brag-worthy accomplishments: Ross was the first outside lobbyist retained by Google, back in 2006. His tech clients have also included Cisco, Airbnb and Lyft. Oh yeah, and he also represents five large national accounting firms (PWC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte and Grant Thornton) as well as financial services clients, including Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and the California Mortgage Bankers Association, and also NBC Universal, the California Restaurant Association and the Hertz Corporation. Whew – that’s a lot. Ross helped start KP’s predecessor firm, Kahl Pownall, and, along with Manning, helped the firm transition to its current incarnation, as KP Public Affairs. Ross started his lobbying career with the San Francisco law firm Landels, Ripley and Diamond.

Updated Aug. 15, 2023