Omar Khan

Omar Khan is a senior government and public affairs executive with more than 20 years of experience across both public and private sectors and political campaigns. With a proven track record managing budgets exceeding $48 million and teams of over 200, Khan excels in building coalitions and implementing effective engagement strategies across a diverse range of policy issues and campaigns.

Khan serves as the Senior Vice President for State and Local Government Affairs at WSP, one of the world’s leading global engineering and infrastructure firms, where he heads strategy, government relations, and political and civic engagement for the East Region of the U.S. Prior, he was the Executive Director of the Public Engagement Unit of New York City, where he led the unit, overseeing a $25 million budget and managing a team of more than 200 people. In this role, Khan served as Senior Advisor to City Hall, led the unit's COVID-19 response, and developed a nationally replicable model for data-driven outreach, increasing accessibility to government services.

Khan held several senior roles in the Obama Administration working on complex issues at the intersection of policy and politics, including serving as the Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement at the White House, Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations for the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, and Director of Public Engagement at the EPA. Khan is also a nationally recognized campaign operative, having held advisory roles in major Presidential, Gubernatorial and Mayoral campaigns, including both of Obama’s Presidential campaigns.