Arthur R. Collins

Arthur R. Collins is Founder and Managing Partner of theGROUP, a government relations and strategic communications consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He has more than 30 years of experience advising corporate leaders, heads of state and their governments, and non-profit executives and their boards across a broad range of matters, including financial services, trade, energy, information technology, healthcare, consumer products, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and national security. He currently serves on the board of directors of RLJ Lodging Trust, a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust. In addition, he serves as Vice Chair of the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Morehouse School of Medicine Board of Trustees. Mr. Collins joined the Board in 2020.