GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
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Meet The Team
John Roberti is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Passage Government Affairs, a full-service consulting firm specializing in federal and state government affairs and strategy advisory services.
John Roberti most recently served as senior vice president of government relations and strategy for Cubic Corporation, a global leader in the defense and transportation industries. In this role, he was responsible for government relations with the executive and legislative branches (transportation and defense authorization and appropriations committees) of the U.S. Government, supported international market development and led the corporate strategy development process across Cubic Corporation. Prior to that position, John was the vice president of Washington operations for Cubic Defense Systems.
John has more than 30 years of defense experience across a variety of assignments and transitioned from active duty service as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. His last assignment while on active duty was as the Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Planning on The Joint Staff, J-5 in the Pentagon. There he was responsible for the DoD’s Joint Strategic Planning System including the National Military Strategy and the annual Chairman’s Risk Assessment. He was also co-director of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review.
Jill Warren is an attorney, government affairs professional, and entrepreneur. She is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Passage Group.
Jill practiced business litigation and appellate law at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and government affairs at Bracewell & Giuliani. When US Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) served as Texas Attorney General, he appointed Jill to be Deputy Attorney General for Policy and Special Assistant Attorney General for Litigation. As Deputy AG for Policy, Jill was a member of the Executive Management Team, shaped state and federal policy for the 800-employee state agency and was the liaison between the State of Texas and the National Association of Attorneys General. As Special Assistant Attorney General, she represented the State of Texas in litigation matters, including legislative and congressional redistricting, Public Information Act prosecutions, and enforcement of the multi-billion-dollar tobacco industry settlement.
Originally from historic Huntsville, Texas, Jill is a graduate of The University of Texas McCombs School of Business and The University of Texas School of Law. She has run thirteen marathons; has summited Mount Kilimanjaro and climbed to Mount Everest Base Camp; has drilled andrepaired water wells in the war-torn region of Darfur, Sudan; and is an aspiring pilot. Jill now works and lives on Lake LBJ in Horseshoe Bay, Texas; on the family farm in Tarkio, Missouri; and in the US Capitol, Washington, DC.
Jill also serves as Chief Legal, Corporate, and Government Affairs Officer for Aevum Space and Defense; and, CEO & President of Bar JW, Incorporated.
Eli Rosner currently serves as a Director with Passage Government Affairs, a full-service consulting firm specializing in federal and state government affairs and strategy advisory services.
Eli Rosner recently served as Senior Director of government relations and international business development for Cubic Corporation, a global leader in the defense and transportation industries. In this role, he was responsible for government relations with the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. Government. Prior to that position, Eli was the General Manager, Cubic Italia in Rome, Italy and Senior Director, Business Development for Europe responsible for providing training and simulation products to the various defense organizations. He also served as Vice President for Business Operations at CACI in Northern Virginia immediately after retirement from the military.
Eli has more than 30 years of defense experience across a variety of command and staff assignments and transitioned from active duty service as a Colonel in the U.S. Army. His last active duty assignment was as the Army Attache, Embassy of the United States in Rome, Italy. In this capacity, Eli served as a representative of his country's defense establishment abroad and interacted with and developed relationships with the leadership of the Italian Army and Carabinieri.