Joseph V. Kuklis
Managing Director
Joe founded GSP Consulting, a predecessor to Duane Morris Government Strategies (DMGS) in February 2001, and in that time has grown DMGS from 2 employees to 28 nationwide, with offices in Washington, D.C.; Pennsylvania; Ohio and New Jersey. During that time, DMGS has helped to raise more than a half of a billion dollars for its clients while tackling some of D.C.'s most difficult policy issues. Prior to establishing GSP, Joe was the Deputy State Director for U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. In that capacity, Joe was the Senator's primary point of contact in PA for community and economic development groups, municipal and state leaders, and trade associations.
Under Joe's watch, GSP was honored by making Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies in America list in 2008 and 2007, voted as one of the Best Places to Work in Western PA by the Pittsburgh Business Times in both 2008 and 2006, and made the Pittsburgh Business Times' Pittsburgh 100 list as one of the region's fastest-growing companies in 2011, 2010 and 2009. GSP was selected in 2011 and 2010 by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City as one of the 100 fastest-growing inner city firms in the U.S. GSP was also named by the Pittsburgh Technology Council as Service Provider of the Year in 2006 and was a runner-up in 2005, 2004 and 2003 for its work with many of the region's technology companies. In 2010 and 2007, Joe was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. In 2001, shortly after starting GSP, Joe was honored by Pittsburgh Magazine as one of Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40 award recipients.
Education/Affiliations
Joe received a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh with a double major in Political Science and Western European Studies with a focus on Germany and with Minors in Economics, American History, European History and English. Joe serves on the Board of Directors of the Challenge Program, Inc. and the Landmarks Development Corporation, and is a Volunteer Member of the American Cancer Society Greater Pittsburgh Unit Daffodil Days Campaign.
