Phillip
Prange
President and CEO
Phillip Prange comes to the Wisconsin Business Council with
a quarter century of distinguished service in both the public
and the private sectors.
Since 1998, Prange has been president of Gateway Ventures,
Inc. a business development and public affairs consulting
firm whose clients have included Fortune 100 companies and
national trade associations. He established Wisconsin's premier
political news service, WisPolitics Publishing, Inc., the
most widely circulated political news publication in Wisconsin
and has served as its publisher for the past 10 years.
Prange’s service in the public sector included serving as
a legislative assistant to former Secretary of the Department
of Administration, James R. Klauser and appointment by Gov.
Thompson as federal liaison for the Governor’s Office.
Prange also has extensive experience in campaign management
and fundraising, including decades of campaign finance, management,
grassroots and coalition activities for presidential, senate,
congressional, state and local campaigns. He served as finance
director for Gov. Thompson’s campaign organizations from
1992 to 2000.
He serves on the boards of the charitable Hamilton Roddis
Foundation of Marshfield, the Camp 5 Museum Foundation and
the Development Committee for Gilda’s Club Madison. He is
also an active volunteer for the American Cancer Society-Wisconsin.
Prange’s broad experience, providing as it does knowledge
of and extensive relationships with leaders at all levels
of state and federal government and within the Wisconsin
business community, is a perfect fit for the Wisconsin Business
Council.
Prange and his wife, Alison, have one daughter and live in
Madison.
Prange@wibusiness.org
Brian R. Taffora
Vice President of Government Relations and Operations
A Kenosha native and lifelong Wisconsin resident, Brian Taffora brings nearly a decade of business experience to his role as vice president of government relations and operations of the Wisconsin Business Council. He is responsible for the organization's day-to-day operations, business development and lobbying efforts.
Taffora holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications
from UW Whitewater. Prior to joining the Wisconsin Business
Council, he worked as an investment adviser, specializing
in strategies to help business owners and key executives
protect the financial interests of their companies and employees.
His previous experience includes a business development
role with Tolan Schueller and Associates, part of the Northwestern
Mutual Financial Network, and completion of the leadership
and securities training program at Strong Capital Management.
Taffora lives in Cedarburg with his wife and two children
and serves on the Cedarburg Economic Development Board.
Taffora@wibusiness.org
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