Blake Nanney is the Director of Government Relations at the American Cleaning Institute. In this role, Nanney is responsible for leading ACI’s federal government affairs portfolio and the management of ACI’s Political Action Committee, ACI PAC.
Prior to joining ACI, Nanney served as Federal Relations Senior Manager for the American Institute of Architects (AIA). While at AIA, he advocated on issues important to the profession of architecture, specializing in affordable housing, energy efficiency, resilience, federal procurement and tax policy. Prior to working in Washington, DC, Nanney served on staff for the Illinois House of Representatives and also managed a successful state representative reelection campaign in 2016.
Nanney attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with a major in history.