Jai Chabria

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Jai Chabria
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Alma mater Ohio Wesleyan University
Occupationpolitical strategist
Years active1996 - present
Known forServed as a strategist and advisor for former United States senator JD Vance and former Governor of Ohio John Kasich.
Website www.madglobalstrategy.com

Jai Chabria is an American political strategist who has served as a strategist and advisor for politicians such as former United States senator JD Vance [1] [2] [3] and former Governor of Ohio John Kasich. [4] [5] [6] [7] He currently serves as a managing director of MAD Global Strategy. [8]

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Early life and education

Chabria was born to Indian parents. [9] Chabria earned a bachelor's degree in Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University. [10] [11]

Career

Chabria began his political career as a political assistant for John Kasich’s congressional reelection campaign in 1996. [2] [12] Chabria was retained as a political assistant for Kasich's 2000 presidential campaign. [2] [12] He also worked on special projects for Kasich's New Century Project political action committee. [12] [13] He later worked with Kasich when he left Congress and they both worked for the financial firm Lehman Brothers. [9]

Chabria was eventually appointed as the Senior Advisor to the Governor after Kasich was elected Governor of Ohio in 2010. [6] Chabria was also a member of the Kasich administration's Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. [14] [15] He also oversaw the transition of Ohio's Department of Development as it became the private economic development corporation JobsOhio. [9]

Chabria eventually left his role as Kasich's Senior Advisor to oversee planning for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. [11] [16] In 2022, Chabria served as a chief strategist for JD Vance’s senatorial campaign. [1] [6] [17]

In addition to his work in politics, Chabria also worked jobs in investment banking for companies such as Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. [18] [6] Prior to his current job as a managing director of the public affairs firm MAD Global Strategy, he also served as managing director of Mercury, another public strategy firm. [6]

He also co-founded the nonprofit organization Our Ohio Renewal with J.D. Vance. [19] During Vance's 2022 campaign for U.S. Senate, Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee, said the charity was a front for Vance's political ambitions. Ryan pointed to reports that the organization paid a Vance political adviser and conducted public opinion polling, while its efforts to address addiction failed. Vance denied the characterization. [20] [21] A 2021 report by Business Insider revealed that Our Ohio Renewal's tax filings showed that in its first year, it spent more on "management services" provided by Jai Chabria, as executive director, than it did on programs to fight opioid abuse. [22]

In 2023, Chabria was Senior Strategist to WV Governor Patrick Morrisey’ campaign for Governor. [23] In the same year, he also helped JD Vance to prepare for the Vice Presidential debate. [24]

In January 2025, he became a partner at MAD Global. [25]

Chabria has served as an analyst for television news outlets such as Fox News, [26] Fox Business, [27] and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [28]

He has also been interviewed by news outlets such as NBC News [29] and The Columbus Dispatch. [30]

Personal life

He lives in Powell, Ohio and is married to Tammy Chabria. They have a daughter and a son together. [9] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Fahrenthold, David A. (2022-10-08). "J.D. Vance's First Attempt to Renew Ohio Crumbled Quickly". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland com; Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland com (2023-01-20). "Dissenting Ohio House Republicans look to strip speaker of power as they wage fight over rules". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ↑ Merica, Dan (2018-01-11). "Vance, Renacci eye Ohio Senate race as GOP scrambles for a candidate". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ↑ Henry J. Gomez, cleveland com (2016-02-22). "Jai Chabria, longtime adviser to Gov. John Kasich, to leave administration for Ohio GOP job". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. ↑ "'Hillbilly Elegy' author J.D. Vance joins US Senate campaign in Ohio". wkyc.com. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff Writer (2022-06-09). "Republican Strategist Jai Chabria to Head Columbus Office of Public Affairs Firm MAD Global Strategy". American Kahani. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ↑ Chinni, Dante (22 October 2017). "Two Counties Defining the Battle Lines of the GOP's Civil War". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. ↑ Shaner, Kyle (2023-02-10). "UC research helps identify vulnerable populations". UC News. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Jai Chabria is Senior Advisor to Ohio Governor". India Abroad. 2011-01-28. p. A8. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Jai Chabria '99". Ohio Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  11. 1 2 3 Bischoff, Laura. "Kasich aide goes to Ohio GOP". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  12. 1 2 3 "Organization of Kasich for America - Staff, Advisors and Supporters". www.p2016.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  13. ↑ Henry J. Gomez, cleveland com (2014-05-14). "Recovering politician bides his time at Lehman Brothers and Fox News: A John Kasich 5.0 interlude". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  14. ↑ "Recommendations to Governor John R. Kasich" (PDF). Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. 2012-06-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  15. ↑ "HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE REPORT" (PDF). HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE. July 2015. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  16. ↑ Wildstein, David (2022-06-01). "DuHaime firm opens Ohio office". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  17. ↑ "Trump spooks GOP with abandoned talk of presidential launch on eve of vote". Washington Post. 2022-11-07. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  18. ↑ "Special Report: Shorting Wall Street on the campaign trail". Reuters. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  19. ↑ "J.D. Vance bringing interest of coastal VC funds to Central Ohio – but not only Central Ohio". bizjournals.com. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  20. ↑ "Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate". AP News. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  21. ↑ "Ohio U.S. Senate Debate | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  22. ↑ Morris, Adam Wren, Meghan. "We found tax records showing 'Hillbilly Elegy' author JD Vance's anti-opioid nonprofit faltered". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ McElhinny, Brad (2023-09-06). "Poll: corrected results show higher percentage support for Morrisey for governor". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  24. ↑ "Vance staffs VP's office with his allies — and no objections from Trump". NBC News. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  25. ↑ Staff, C&E (2025-01-10). "Firms Are Making Staffing Moves As Candidates Start Eyeing '26". Campaigns & Elections. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  26. ↑ "Breaking down Ohio's early voting numbers | Fox News Video". Fox News. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  27. ↑ "Media establishment in cahoots with political establishment?". Fox Business. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  28. ↑ "U.S. Midterms: Where each party stands heading into election day". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  29. ↑ Chinni, Dante (22 October 2017). "Two Counties Defining the Battle Lines of the GOP's Civil War". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  30. ↑ "The Columbus Dispatch". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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