Biography:

Steve Pfister is NRF's Senior Vice President for Government Relations, a position he has held since 1998. He is NRF's chief lobbyist and directs the Federation's legislative, regulatory, political and grassroots activities.

Pfister has lengthy experience and a keen understanding of the intersection of business and public policy, spearheading major industry initiatives on tax, international trade, health and benefits policy and labor-management relations. In 2009, The Hill newspaper rated Pfister as one of Washington’s top trade association lobbyists for the fifth year in a row in an annual listing of "the best in the business." 

Pfister joined NRF in 1986 as a Legislative Representative and was promoted to Vice President for Legislative and Political Affairs in 1990. Prior to joining NRF, Pfister served more than five years as a Republican Floor Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Pfister graduated from the State University of New York-Plattsburgh with a degree in political science.

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