Distinguished Alumni
Hunter H. Moorhead Jr.
MR. HUNTER H. MOORHEAD, JR., (Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics 1997) is Senior Partner at Crossroads Strategies (CRS), a bipartisan, multi-disciplinary federal relations, advocacy, and advisory firm in Washington, D.C. In 2014, Crossroads Strategies' Partners created Public Policy Holding Company, a grouping of similar government affairs and public relations entities.
Through monitoring and impacting the legislative process, Mr. Moorhead works to secure federal funds for specific programs and impact the legislative process. Due to years of exceptional customer service, he retains clients across the agricultural, financial services, health, and telecommunications policy arenas.
Previously, Mr. Moorhead served in the Mississippi Congressional delegation offices of Congressman Mike Parker and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. In addition, he spent nearly six years as staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. He also served on staff for the White House National Economic Council (NEC). As Special Assistant to former President George W. Bush, he provided policy oversight and direction for agricultural and energy policy and helped develop the Administration's 2008 Farm Policy proposals and "Twenty in Ten" energy policy.
The Greenville native and his wife, Amanda, reside in Oxford, Mississippi, and have two young sons.
