Dennis Kern
Sr. Public Policy Advisor

Dennis Kern is a Senior Public Policy Advisor at Marlowe & Company, assisting clients in the areas of appropriations, infrastructure projects, environmental issues, and homeland security.

After more than 30 years of experience in the Executive and Legislative branches of government, Mr. Kern moved to the private sector in 2005. Immediately prior to leaving government service, Mr. Kern served on the staff of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee. He was responsible for the budgets of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation and developed expertise in the full range of programs and capabilities of both agencies.

Mr. Kern spent almost 20 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and held the Civil Works Directorate positions of Program Manager for Operations and Maintenance and for Anti-Terrorism, Force Protection and Homeland Security. He worked closely with every Corps District and Division in the nation, as well as with the military leaders and with civilian managers who shape the Civil Works program. Mr. Kern’s extensive contacts throughout the federal bureaucracy assist clients in successfully promoting federal project needs, from initial to final authorization, federal permitting issues resolution and annual appropriations.

Mr. Kern has an impressive record of success working with local governments on water projects, environmental issues, and the restoration of New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. He has established excellent relationships with many Members of Congress, as well as officials at the Corps of Engineers, the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Mr. Kern holds a B.A. in Business and Public Administration from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise and a Master’s degree in Information Management from Marymount University. He is a graduate of the Army Management Staff College and served a four-year enlistment in the United States Air Force. He has held high-level Department of Defense and Department of Energy Security Clearances.