April 20, 2015

RickPAC Announces Hiring of Avik Roy, Abby McCloskey & Brett Fetterly

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership PAC, RickPAC, is proud to announce new, senior policy advisers. 

“For more than two years I’ve focused on being substantially better-prepared to discuss policies I believe will help create a better, more secure America,” said Gov. Perry. “I’m thankful for all the experts who have briefed me on a wide range of issues, especially Avik Roy and Abby McCloskey, whose erudition on complex challenges will serve as great resources as I outline my vision for the future of our country.”  

As Senior Advisor, Avik Roy will share his expertise on a wide range of policies and help guide communication on all policy-related issues. Roy is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the Opinion Editor at Forbes. In 2012, Roy served as a health care policy adviser to Mitt Romney. Roy is the author of Transcending Obamacare and How Medicaid Fails the Poor, and co-authored Fixing Veterans Health Care.

“Over the last 15 years, no leader has expanded economic opportunity in more ways for more people than Gov. Rick Perry. I can’t wait to come home to Texas and work with RickPAC because I'm convinced that the creative, conservative reforms he implemented as governor can make life better for every American,” said Roy.

Abby McCloskey will serve as RickPAC’s Policy Director. Abby has been leading policy briefings for the governor with a wide range of experts for over a year.  Prior to joining RickPAC, McCloskey was the Program Director of Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. She also has experience as the Director of Research at the Financial Services Roundtable, as an Adviser to Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), and as a Policy Associate with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. McCloskey has a M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in Economics from Wheaton College. 

"Texas’ economic success under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry is unmatched in our country. I look forward to working with the governor on policies to unleash economic growth and increase opportunity for all Americans,” said McCloskey.

Brett Fetterly joins RickPAC as Foreign Policy Coordinator. As a graduate student at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C., he studied under Dr. Eliot Cohen and Ambassador Eric Edelman. This May he earns his master’s degree in Strategic Studies and International Economics.

“I'm grateful to have the opportunity to work with the governor and respected policy experts to develop foreign and defense policies that encourage strong and unwavering American leadership,” said Fetterly.