Washington – Today, ϾƷ President and CEO Chris Spear announced that ϾƷ has promoted two longtime staffers to senior positions in the organization’s advocacy arm.
Ed Gilroy has been promoted to chief advocacy and public affairs officer. Since 2017, Gilroy has led ϾƷ’s Capitol Hill office, overseeing the association’s legislative team and strategy. Henry Hanscom will now step into that position with his promotion to senior vice president of legislative affairs.
Gilroy succeeds Bill Sullivan, who, after leading the association’s advocacy efforts for nearly eight years, announced he will depart ϾƷ in the coming weeks.
“As the head of our advocacy team for over seven years, Bill's contributions to ϾƷ have been immense,” said ϾƷ President and CEO Chris Spear. “Ed and Henry have been vital members of the ϾƷ advocacy team throughout my entire tenure, and I’m pleased to see them grow into these new roles and look forward to working with them to continue ϾƷ’s run of success on behalf of our members and the trucking industry.”
Prior to ϾƷ, Gilroy worked on Capitol Hill as the director of workforce policy for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor and as the legislative director for Rep. Rod Chandler (R-Washington). Gilroy has a degree from the University of Southern California.
“I appreciate the confidence that Chris and ϾƷ leadership have placed in me, and I am excited to take on this new role advocating for this great industry and delivering the results our members have come to expect,” Gilroy said.
Hanscom joined ϾƷ in 2013 as manager of legislative affairs and has seen his role steadily grow ever since. Prior to ϾƷ, he was a professional staffer for Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Hanscom has a degree from Colgate University.
“I am excited to lead ϾƷ’s legislative operation and look forward to advancing a pro-trucking, pro-growth, pro-safety agenda on Capitol Hill and delivering more victories for our members, regardless of the political environment,” Hanscom said.
Jan 22, 2024