Ted McCann

Ted McCann is the co-founder of CM Strategic. Ted served for many years on Capitol Hill as senior advisor to the Speaker of the House, staff director of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, and an analyst with the House Budget Committee. Ted negotiated and drove the passage of dozens of pieces of legislation, including passage of the ‘Evidence Act’, the first FCC reauthorization bill in over two decades, major criminal justice reform, and the largest improvement to Social Security’s finances since 1983. He also was key to the passage of the First Step Act, the Families First Act, the reauthorization of the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Visitation program and the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA). Ted developed strategy for the most extensive use of the Congressional Review Act in history and helped spearhead former Speaker Paul Ryan’s Better Way agenda and the Roadmap for America’s Future. Previously, Ted founded and was President of the Article One Group, where he provided strategic guidance on government relations to leading corporations and nonprofits. Ted also served as Vice President of the American Idea Foundation. In addition to his work at CM Strategic,Ted currently serves as a Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and he was appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee to the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships.