Our Team
At Allon Advocacy, LLC, we know that public policy lives at the intersection of public affairs, grassroots engagement, and traditional lobbying. That's why we are singularly focused on helping fintech and financial services firms develop and execute holistic public policy strategies to achieve outcomes beneficial to their organizations and customers. We aren't just your boots on the ground, we're your subject matter expert.
With decades of collective experience working with policymakers at all levels of government, we assist organizations of all sizes in working with elected officials and regulators in Washington, in statehouses across the United States, and internationally.
Steve Boms, President and founder of Allon Advocacy, LLC, has two decades of experience working inside government, public and private companies, trade organizations, and the technology industry, and assists organizations as they engage with policymakers in Washington, across the country, and around the world. Steve has spent his career focused on complex financial services public policy issues, having worked in the United States Congress on the committee with jurisdiction over banking issues. He has led advocacy efforts and public policy teams globally for equity options exchanges, large U.S.-based financial institutions, and leading fintech firms. A recognized expert in the partnership between financial technology and public policy, Steve has testified before the United States Senate, the Senate of Canada, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development regarding financial services and technology.
In addition to working directly with Allon Advocacy's clients, he is a frequent conference panelist and his perspective is frequently solicited by reporters on the technology, financial services, and regulatory beats.
Steve is also the Executive Director of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America, an organization that is part of a global initiative to support the delivery of open banking across the world.
Rebecca Mulholland, Senior Policy Advisor, represents Allon Advocacy's clients on Capitol Hill and before various regulatory agencies. Rebecca works directly with the firm's clients to provide substantive strategic value, conduct legislative and regulatory research to inform clients' policy decisions, and liaise on behalf of the firm's clients with legislators and regulators.
Rebecca joined the firm after twelve years in the aviation industry, working closely with legislators and regulators at the federal, state, and local levels. She has a strong understanding of the federal appropriations and authorization processes, and has deep working relationships with members of the United States House of
Representatives' Committees on Financial Services and Energy and Commerce as well as with the United States Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Justin Santopietro, Communications Lead and Policy Analyst, brings expertise from his background in the consumer finance marketplace and involvement in the regulatory development and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. His past work includes advocacy, analysis, audit, and compliance advising on consumer protection regulations covering mortgage and auto lending, deposit and payment accounts, and BSA/AML.
He has experience in both electoral politics and policymaking, and has worked for and in credit unions. Justin also carries in-depth knowledge of
monetary policy and theory, and has delivered presentations on these subjects to academic and public audiences. He has also written and blogged extensively on banking and macroeconomic policy.
Layne Dillon, Administrative Assistant, joined Allon after spending five years in Richmond immersed in Virginia politics and policy. He served two governors and later worked on the Virginia House of Delegate's Labor and Commerce Committee as well as in the Virginia Senate. Prior to his tenure in state government, Layne worked for Amnesty International USA in Washington, D.C.
