Joshua Lamel

Joshua Lamel 

Vice President

Joshua was the practice leader for the technology practice in the Washington, D.C. office of Hill + Knowlton Strategies. He focused on the intersection between the high tech industry and the government, including public policy, public affairs and procurement. Joshua is a veteran of the technology industry and Capitol Hill. 

Prior to joining Hill + Knowlton Strategies, he ran his own public affairs firm, representing small pre-revenue startups to large multinational technology companies. He has significant technology industry experience, leading state, federal and international policy and public affairs at TechAmerica. He also served on Capitol Hill as Chief of Staff in the House and a top finance and budget committee counsel in the Senate. His work has brought him to the forefront of many of the key technology industry policy fights of the last decade, including tax reform, health care reform, international corporate taxation, budget reform, innovation policy, telecommunications competition and intellectual property. Joshua practiced antitrust, intellectual property and telecommunications law in New York and Washington, DC.

Joshua is also an expert on economic policy, including the Federal budget and tax policy. He is a frequently quoted and sought after panelist on the economics of the Federal budget, innovation policy, tax and health care reform. His proposals while working in the Senate on tax reform and budget reform have garnered National attention, including editorial board support from many of the top newspapers in the United States.

Joshua has a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University with High Honors and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the bar of New York and the District of Columbia.