Overland Strategies was founded on a simple conviction: growth, done well, benefits everyone at the table.
Lasting, impactful outcomes in local environments don't happen in isolation. They take shape in places — cities and regions with their own dynamics, stakeholders, and expectations.
Overland Strategies helps clients move through that landscape with alignment, direction, and confidence – so projects land well and create lasting value for businesses and communities alike.
Overland Strategies is led by Andy Davis, a senior government affairs and economic development leader. Andy's career spans leadership roles in Washington, D.C., consulting, and industry — giving him a broad and practical understanding of how decisions are made and how complex initiatives move forward.
Andy began his career on Capitol Hill, spending nearly a decade in the U.S. Senate in senior communications roles — including serving as Communications Director for U.S. Senator Ernest F. Hollings and as the Senate Commerce Committee's spokesman during a period that included the Enron investigation and the development of post-9/11 aviation security legislation.
He also served on the communications team of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and, in 2004, as Communications Director and Senate spokesman for U.S. Senator John Kerry during his presidential campaign.
After earning his MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, Andy moved into consulting and industry roles focused on the intersection of policy, business strategy, and market development — first advising clean energy companies in Washington, and later serving in-house at Molycorp, where he helped elevate national attention to critical materials and accelerate key federal permitting efforts.
Most recently, Andy spent 12 years at Comcast as Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs, leading local government affairs, economic development, and community engagement across Denver's west metro area, mountain communities, and the Boulder corridor.
In this role, he worked closely with mayors, city councils and staff, economic development organizations, and community leaders to support large-scale broadband infrastructure expansion and align company investments with local priorities. His work included:
Andy is also a recipient of Comcast's Circle of Success Award — the company's highest honor.
Andy is a Colorado native and a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. After nearly 16 years in Washington, D.C., he returned to Colorado to build his life and career, and to have an impact on his home state.
Most recently, Andy served on the Executive Committee of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, on the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation, and is a past-President of the Lower Downtown Neighborhood Association (LoDoNA).
Andy is a graduate of three Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation programs—Impact Denver, Leadership Denver, and Leadership Fellows—representing more than a decade of sustained investment in Colorado's civic and business community.
Across each of these roles, Andy has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to senior business and government leaders — someone who can translate complex external dynamics into clear strategic direction and help organizations move forward effectively.
Overland Strategies is focused on a simple but often overlooked idea: public affairs is business strategy.
Organizations that integrate government relations, stakeholder engagement, and community alignment into business planning early are better positioned to:
This perspective is reflected in the Overland Principles and in the firm's approach to every engagement.
Andy brings a practical, relationship-driven approach to complex environments. He is known for:
He combines strategic judgment with a collaborative, approachable style — working closely with leadership teams, public officials, and community partners to find solutions that work.
In his work at Comcast, Andy helped build a model that aligned government relations, communications, and community engagement to support successful market expansion and long-term community integration.
He founded Overland Strategies to bring that same approach to organizations that need senior-level guidance but may not have the need — or the resources — for a full internal team.
More broadly, the firm reflects a belief that economic growth, when done well, can and should benefit both businesses and the communities where they operate — creating opportunity, strengthening local economies, and supporting long-term success on both sides.
Overland Strategies helps organizations move forward with alignment, direction, and confidence in the communities where they operate.
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