{"id":673400,"date":"2026-03-22T08:49:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/673400\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T08:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:49:33","slug":"rutgers-taps-quigley-to-lead-government-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/673400\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers taps Quigley to lead government relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/play-icon.png\"\/> Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>The basics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rutgers appoints Brian Quigley senior vice president of <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/tag\/government-relations\/\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with government relations\" target=\"_blank\">government relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Role focuses on engagement with policymakers in New Jersey &amp; Washington<\/li>\n<li>Quigley previously served as vice president for government affairs at <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/tag\/prudential\/\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with Prudential\" target=\"_blank\">Prudential<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also served as deputy executive director, general counsel for New Jersey Assembly Majority Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rutgers University<\/a> has named Brian Quigley as senior vice president of government relations, the school announced March 19.\n<\/p>\n<p>Quigley will lead engagement with policymakers in New Jersey and Washington, beginning March 23.\n<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/tag\/rutgers-law-school\/\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with Rutgers Law School\" target=\"_blank\">Rutgers Law School<\/a> graduate and former Eagleton Institute fellow, Quigley returns to the university with deep institutional ties and extensive experience across both government and the private sector. He most recently served <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/quiglebr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">as vice president for government affairs<\/a> at Prudential.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at the Newark-based company, he oversaw legislative and regulatory strategy, strengthening Pru\u2019s relationships with state and federal officials.\u00a0He also previously held a senior role with the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office as deputy executive director and general counsel. In Trenton, he advised leadership on complex policy issues and helped guide major legislative initiatives.\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Quigley is active in the nonprofit and public interest space. He serves on several boards including <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/tag\/choose-new-jersey\/\" class=\"st_tag internal_tag \" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" title=\"Posts tagged with Choose New Jersey\" target=\"_blank\">Choose New Jersey<\/a>, the New Jersey Life and Health Guaranty Association and the <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/new-jersey-establishes-trade-commission-with-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New Jersey\u2013Ireland Trade Commission<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>Leadership support<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-511501 size-thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"William Tate IV has been appointed the 22nd president of Rutgers University and will begin his term July 1, 2025.\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/William-Tate-IV_Rutgers-120x150.jpg\"\/>Tate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/2026-njbiz-power-100-p-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rutgers President William Tate IV<\/a> emphasized Quigley\u2019s leadership and experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrian brings a reputation for strategic insight, collaborative leadership, and a deep commitment to strengthening New Jersey\u2019s public institutions, economic vitality and the higher education ecosystem,\u201d Tate said. \u201cI look forward to working closely with him to build on Rutgers\u2019 strong relationships with government leaders and to further elevate the university\u2019s impact as The State University of New Jersey.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-19th District, highlighted his public service background as well as the importance of the role.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326108 size-thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-19th District\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Coughlin-e1723637024528-120x150.jpg\"\/>Coughlin\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring his time as general counsel to the Majority Office, Brian served with a steady presence and was a principled voice on behalf of the people of New Jersey,\u201d said Coughlin. \u201cHe approached the role with deep reverence for the responsibility that came with the job, taking not long to recognize the impact our work has on the families and communities across our state.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Coughlin continued, \u201cRutgers is not only our state university, it is one of the most powerful economic engines in New Jersey and the cornerstone of our innovation economy, driving cutting-edge research and creating opportunity across our region. Having a person of Brian Quigley\u2019s caliber helping guide its government relations efforts will only strengthen that mission and position the university for great things in the years to come.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Ready to go<\/p>\n<p>Quigley said he is eager to step into the role and support the university\u2019s mission.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join President Tate and the Rutgers community in representing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey \u2013 an institution that for more than two and a half centuries has shaped New Jersey\u2019s history and continues to power its future,\u201d he said. \u201cFew institutions are as deeply woven into the daily life of this state. Rutgers drives research, opportunity and economic mobility in every region of New Jersey, and I\u2019m eager to work with partners across the state to advance a mission that matters deeply to the communities it serves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article The basics: Rutgers appoints Brian Quigley senior vice president of government relations Role focuses&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":673401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,284055,284056,284057,284058,1448,2830,1311,196075,284059,133888,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-673400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-america","tag-choose-new-jersey","tag-eagleton-institute-of-politics","tag-executive-moves","tag-government-relations","tag-pa","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-prudential","tag-rutgers-law-school","tag-rutgers-university","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116271970114184204","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}