Capitol Weekly’s Top 100: Jonathan Ross

64. Jonathan Ross

Lobbyist Jonathan Ross leads KP Public Affairs’ technology practice and is touted as “a key voice on virtually all issues impacting Silicon Valley.” KP Public Affairs, one of the largest lobbying firms in Sacramento, with $9.9 million in billings through the first five months of the legislative cycle, boasts a bevy of impressive, name-brand tech clients, including Airbnb, Cisco, Google, Lyft and Stripe. In addition, he also reps five large national accounting firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) as well as investment banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, among other clients. Ross helped start KP’s predecessor firm, 
Kahl Pownall, and alongside Ed Manning (no. 84) helped the firm transition to its current iteration.

Updated Aug. 7, 2024