# David Urban A West Point graduate and [[Gulf War]] veteran turned lobbyist, political strategist, and TV commentator, and managing director of [[BGR Group]]. Urban served as a senior adviser to the 2016 Trump campaign and is widely credited with helping deliver Pennsylvania; Trump later appointed him chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Urban is BGR's signature Trump-era rainmaker — the named draw for clients seeking access to the [[Second Trump Administration]] — and has advised or lobbied for ByteDance (TikTok), Coinbase, Comcast, [[Lockheed Martin]], and others. As a paid CNN commentator who simultaneously lobbies, he is a recurring example of the blurred line between [[Lobbying]], punditry, and the [[Revolving Door]]. ## See also [[BGR Group]] · [[Lobbying Hub]] · [[Revolving Door]]