collins, arthur

<p><b>Art Collins</b> (born March 16, 1960) is a Founding Partner of the

Collins|Johnson group, a strategy, policy and communications firm

established in 2011. He was previously President and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Executive_Officer" title="Chief Executive Officer" class="mw-redirect">Chief Executive Officer</a>

of Public Private Partnership, Inc., an independent strategic planning

and political consulting firm he founded in 1989. Collins Johnson

provides strategic advice to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational corporations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_campaign" title="Political campaign">political campaigns</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties" title="Political parties" class="mw-redirect">political parties</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elected_officials" title="Elected officials" class="mw-redirect">elected officials</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit" title="Nonprofit" class="mw-redirect">nonprofit</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government" title="Government">government</a> organizations, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy_groups" title="Advocacy groups" class="mw-redirect">advocacy groups</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R._Collins#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#Political_campaigns"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Political campaigns</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#Public_service"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Public service</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R._Collins#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li></ul>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>

<p>Collins received his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">B.S.</a> degree in Accounting in 1982 and an honorary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Humane_Letters" title="Doctor of Humane Letters">D.H.L.</a> degree in 2009, both from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_A%26_M_University" title="Florida A & M University" class="mw-redirect">Florida A & M University</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> He furthermore has studied international law at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> School of Law in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Gables,Florida" title="Coral Gables, Florida">Coral Gables, Florida</a> and abroad at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Montpellier" title="University of Montpellier">University of Montpellier</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpellier,_France" title="Montpellier, France" class="mw-redirect">Montpellier, France</a>.

In 1982, Collins started his professional career as a systems engineer and account marketing representative at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Corporation" title="IBM Corporation" class="mw-redirect">IBM Corporation</a>. During 1987 and 1988 he served as a Deputy Receiver and Legislative Affairs Director with the Florida Department of Insurance.

Collins was appointed in 1989 by the Speaker of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">Florida House of Representatives</a> to the position of Staff Director for the Office of Black Affairs providing technical and political support to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American" title="African-American" class="mw-redirect">African-American</a> legislators.

Collins serves as a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors" title="Board of Directors" class="mw-redirect">Board of Directors</a> and as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer" title="Treasurer">Treasurer</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus" title="Congressional Black Caucus">Congressional Black Caucus</a> (CBC) Political Education & Leadership Institute and is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank" title="Think tank">think tank</a>,

the 21st Century Council. He served as a board member and the Treasurer

for both the CBC Political Action Committee and the CBC Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R._Collins#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> He is as a member of the Board of Trustees for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_School_of_Medicine" title="Morehouse School of Medicine">Morehouse School of Medicine</a>

in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2011, Collins was elected to serve as a board

member of the Meridian International Center, a leading non-partisan,

not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening international

understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and culture.

Art Collins is the husband of Sela Thompson Collins and has six children. He is a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha" title="Alpha Phi Alpha">Alpha Phi Alpha</a> fraternity and is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemason" title="Freemason" class="mw-redirect">Freemason</a>.</p>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_campaigns">Political campaigns</span></h2>

<p>In 2008 Collins served as Senior Political Strategist for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Presidential_campaign" title="2008 Presidential campaign" class="mw-redirect">2008 Presidential campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> Following the election he served as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Liaison" title="Public Liaison" class="mw-redirect">Public Liaison</a> within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama-Biden_Transition_Project" title="Obama-Biden Transition Project" class="mw-redirect">Obama-Biden Transition Project</a>. In 2004, Collins was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Advisor" title="Senior Advisor">Senior Advisor</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senator" title="United States Senator" class="mw-redirect">United States Senator</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a>, the Presidential Democratic Nominee, during his general election campaign for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R.Collins#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1990, he served as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_manager" title="Campaign manager">campaign manager</a> for Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. Collins was also a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a>’s (DNC) Democratic Business Council during the tenure of DNC Chairman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Brown%28U.S._politician%29" title="Ron Brown (U.S. politician)">Ron Brown</a>.</p>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Public_service">Public service</span></h2>

<p>Florida Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a> appointed Collins in 2001 to the Board of Trustees of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_A%26M_University" title="Florida A&M University">Florida A&M University</a>, the largest public Historically Black College or University (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBCU" title="HBCU" class="mw-redirect">HBCU</a>) in America, where he was elected its first Chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_R._Collins#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> Following his tenure as a U.S. Senator, the late former Florida Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawton_Chiles" title="Lawton Chiles">Lawton Chiles</a>

appointed Collins to the Florida Small and Minority Business Advisory

Council and the Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board,

where he served on the investment committee overseeing over $2 billion

in investments. Collins was also appointed by former U.S. Senator and

then Florida Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Graham" title="Bob Graham">Bob Graham</a>

to serve on the Governor’s Business Advisory Council on Education and

the State Board of Independent Postsecondary Vocational, Technical,

Trade and Business Schools. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Bob

Crawford appointed Collins to the Florida Consumers' Council, where he

served as its Chairman.</p>

<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2>

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-1">
</li></ol></div><div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content"><li id="cite_note-1"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2288709.html">"Message from casino lobby: there will be many good jobs "</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbeam_Research" title="Highbeam Research" class="mw-redirect">Highbeam Research</a></i>, 1994-10-27. Retrieved 2009-04-10</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-2">
</li><li id="cite_note-2"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-104521281.html">"Legendary

Florida A&M Business dean set to retire: Dr. Sybil Mobley is

recognized by many as a trailblazer in business education"</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbeam_Research" title="Highbeam Research" class="mw-redirect">Highbeam Research</a></i>, 2003-06-19. Retrieved on 2009-04-10</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-3">
</li><li id="cite_note-3"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13180883.html">"John Kerry Announces All-Star Additions to Campaign Leadership Team"</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbeam_Research" title="Highbeam Research" class="mw-redirect">Highbeam Research</a></i>, 2004-04-16. Retrieved on 2009-04-10</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-4">
</li><li id="cite_note-4"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=248768803&o=int&prev=si&pg=seo&p=67">"Anatomy of a Moment - How Team Obama & Black America Are Making History"</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony_%28magazine%29" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a></i>, March 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-10</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-5">
</li><li id="cite_note-5"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97395052.html">"Kerry diversifies his team; Black politicos, well-known and not, join"</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbeam_Research" title="Highbeam Research" class="mw-redirect">Highbeam Research</a></i>, 2004-06-22. Retrieved on 2009-04-11</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-6">
</li><li id="cite_note-6"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/55072">" 'You Have the Power' "</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i>, 2004-10-21. Retrieved on 2009-04-11</span></li>

<li id="cite_note-7">
</li><div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><ol class="references"><li value="7" id="cite_note-7"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_16_18/ai_79743142/">"FAMU Board of Trustees Elects Chairman - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University hires Arthur Collins"</a>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNET" title="BNET">BNET</a></i>, 2001-09-27. Retrieved on 2009-04-10</span></li></ol>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2><div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en">

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theCollinsJohnsongroup.com/">the Collins | Johnson group</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/48956-lobbyist-with-ties-to-obama-helped-transfer-four-detainees-to-bermuda">Lobbyist with ties to Obama helped transfer four detainees to Bermuda</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/28/obama-sees-very-good-odds-of-victory/trackback/">Obama Sees ‘Very Good’ Odds of Victory</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/opinion/l-wooing-black-voters-the-role-of-the-kerry-campaign-069817.html">Wooing Black Voters: The Role of the Kerry Campaign</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43408-2004Oct18.html">Democrats Role Out the Stars</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbcinstitute.org/">Congressional Black Caucus Political Education & Leadership Institute</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.meridian.org">Meridian International Center</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.msm.edu/HomePage.aspx">Morehouse School of Medicine</a></li></ul>

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