Scott Corley, Senior Vice President, arrived at Monument Policy Group in November of 2009 offering clients a unique comprehensive understanding of policy and political decision-making, having worked in the House, the Senate, a leading association, and a Fortune 200 corporation. A recognized and respected technology and immigration advocate, his work includes a wide range of policy issues including telecommunications, competition, workforce, tax, and trade policy.
Prior to joining Monument Policy Group, Scott served for five years as Director of Government Affairs for
Microsoft Corporation. In this capacity, Scott focused the majority of his efforts on Republican outreach in the United States Senate, covering a wide range of issues including privacy, cloud computing, wireless and wire line Internet regulation, mergers and acquisitions, health information technology, tax, and trade. As such, Scott’s work touched all aspects of the Senate, including the Senate Leadership as well as the Judiciary, Commerce, Finance, Health/Education, Budget and Appropriations Committees. Scott also served as the lead lobbyist for Microsoft on high-skilled immigration issues, playing a lead role within the technology industry in the development and negotiation of reform provisions in targeted efforts in the House and Senate, as well as both the 2006 and 2007 comprehensive immigration reform debates. For the past two years, Scott served as Chairman of the Advocacy Committee within
Compete America, a coalition focused on the education, recruitment and retention of skilled talent in the United States and from around the world.
From 2003 until 2005, Scott was Director of Government Relations for the
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), serving as the lead for both the Commerce and Workforce Committees. At ITI, Scott was actively engaged in promoting a pro-technology, pro-growth agenda representing the diverse views of the world’s largest technology companies. In his capacity as Commerce lead, Scott was instrumental in modifying pro-regulatory Internet bills and provisions, helping advance the trust and integrity of the online environment among lawmakers while preserving the freedom and flexibility of the Internet as a platform for social and commercial interaction.
In his Workforce role, Scott helped develop a coordinated industry response to growing concerns within Congress over globalization and U.S. jobs.
Scott also has served as a senior staffer in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Before joining ITI, Scott was the top technology policy advisor for
Senator George Allen (R-VA), then Chairman of both the Senate Commerce Committee’s Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee and the
Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force. While in the Senate, Scott was instrumental in passing the first extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Before crossing over to the Senate, Scott was
Representative Jim Rogan’s (R-CA) House Energy & Commerce Committee staffer.
While working in Congress and in his role at ITI, Scott was a featured speaker on topics ranging from Internet tax to collective bargaining for doctors to federal education funding at national and local events such as the Consumer Electronics Show and the Los Angeles County Medical Association.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Scott received his B.A. in Political Science at
Baylor University and is completing an M.A. in Economics from
Johns Hopkins University. Scott is an avid sports enthusiast. His father, Dr. Bruce Corley, is President of BH Carroll Theological Institute in Arlington, TX. His mother, Linda, is a retired schoolteacher.
