Aristotle is the global leader in providing technology to political campaigns and organizations, offering a seamless solution for campaign software, voter data, PAC and grassroots software and services.

Since 1983, every U.S. president—from Reagan through Obama—has used Aristotle’s solution, in addition to countless senatorial and congressional campaigns, Democratic and Republican state party initiatives and many of the largest PAC and grassroots organizations.

Leadership

• John Aristotle Phillips
  Chief Executive Officer

  
  John Aristotle Phillips

  Chief Executive Officer      

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  John Aristotle Phillips serves as CEO of Aristotle, where he has earned a reputation as an innovator, entrepreneur and valued advisor in the field of politics.
  
  Mr. Phillips is a pioneer in the strategic applications of technology to politics and political communication. He has addressed the membership of the International Association of Political Consultants, the European Association of Political Consultants and the American Association of Political Consultants.
  
  John graduated from Princeton University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. While at Princeton, Mr. Phillips received international recognition for his design, from publicly available documents, of an atomic bomb. He is the co-author of Mushroom: the Story of the A-Bomb Kid.

• Dean Aristotle Phillips
  President

  
  Dean Aristotle Phillips

  President      

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  Dean Aristotle Phillips serves as co-founder and President of Aristotle. Dean is responsible for the compliance, research, and development areas of Aristotle’s systems, while also overseeing day-to-day operations.
  
  Mr. Phillips is a frequent presenter at leading industry conferences and graduate programs in political management. He has been involved in political and grassroots software and services for over twenty years and is recognized as one of the nation’s driving forces in the development of cutting-edge political, PAC, and grassroots software.
  
  Mr. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dean is the brother of John Phillips, Aristotle’s CEO.

• Buck N. Stoll
  President, Sales

  
  Buck N. Stoll

  President, Sales  

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  Buck N. Stoll currently serves as Aristotle’s President of Sales. In this capacity, he develops strategic sales plans and promotes sales growth and customer satisfaction. Prior to joining us in 1991, Buck served as Capitol Hill Sales Director for Cali Communications. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from University of Georgia.

• Matthew Armandi
  Chief Financial Officer

  
  Matthew Armandi

  Chief Financial Officer  

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  Matthew Armandi is the Chief Financial Officer for Aristotle. Matt oversees the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, and reviewing cost and performance matrices.
  
  Matt holds a degree from West Virginia in both Accounting and Management Information Systems and has spent the first five years of his career in public accounting, most recently with KPMG.

• Mathew W. Packer
  Chief Operating Officer, Integrity

  
  Mathew W. Packer

  Chief Operating Officer, Integrity  

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  - Mathew Packer serves as Aristotle’s Chief Operating Officer for Aristotle’s Integrity Age and Identity Verification Division. In this role, he has spearheaded several initiatives including the development of Integrity’s Video Verification Service and the FTC approved Integrity’s Children’s Privacy Compliance Program.
  
  Matt has over 15 years of technology industry experience. As a member of the Marine Corp, he participated in the directive from General Charles C. Krulak to evaluation computer-based war-games. The goal of the directive was to develop, exploit and approve computer-based war-games to train U.S. Marines for “decision making skills, particularly when live training time and opportunities were limited.” One of the key outcomes of the project was the development of Marine Doom.
  
  Matt graduated from the U.S. Marine Corp Computer Science School.

• Rob Christ
  Executive Vice President, Professional Services, Mergers & Acquisitions

  
  Rob Christ

  Executive Vice President, Professional Services, Mergers & Acquisitions  

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  Rob Christ serves as Aristotle’s EVP of Professional Services, Mergers & Acquisitions. He is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day operations of the professional services department.
  
  Rob has over 17 years of financial and operations experience, focused on growing mid to late-stage public and private companies. Prior to rejoining Aristotle, Rob served as Chief Financial Officer for Electronic Recyclers of America, the nation’s largest recycler of e-waste, and ALJ Regional Holdings, a publicly traded Steel Mill.
  
  Rob obtained his C.P.A. while employed with Rubino and McGeehin and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University.

• Brandi Travis
  Chief Marketing Officer

  
  Brandi Travis

  Chief Marketing Officer        

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  Brandi serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Aristotle. In this role, she is responsible for the application of global communication and marketing efforts into strategic branding initiatives.
  
  Throughout her career, she has managed websites, trained top executives on how to work with the media, drafted speeches, implemented multi-faceted communications plans, drafted policy and issue statements and managed communications efforts across the board, including social media, campaigns and large press events. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Relations from Western Kentucky University.

• Walter Howard
  Senior Vice President, Technology

  
  Walter Howard

  Senior Vice President, Technology  

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  Walter Howard currently serves as Senior Vice President of Technology for Aristotle.
  
  While serving in the United States Navy, he participated in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was awarded the Navy Commendation and Achievement medals, twice. Prior to joining Aristotle, Walter worked for Nationwide Studios where he was IT director, and as IT Director for a textile company that deployed cutting-edge fabric technologies to hospitals and sportswear.
  
  Walter holds a degree from University of Connecticut.

• Rajesh Chilambi
  Vice President, Software Development

  
  Rajesh Chilambi

  Vice President, Software Development  

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  - Rajesh Chilambi is Aristotle’s Director of Software Development, where he handles development, quality control and production support for Aristotle 360, Campaign Manager, and PAC and grassroots Websites.
  
  Rajesh has more than 10 years of software development experience, working with various companies in finance, ERP software development, biometrics, and PAC and grassroots software. He also has over eight years of management experience. Prior to joining Aristotle, Rajesh worked as Director of Software Development, handling similar functions at DDC Advocacy.
  
  Rajesh received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from NIT in Warangal, India.

• J. Blair Richardson, Jr.
  General Counsel

  
  J. Blair Richardson, Jr.

  General Counsel  

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  - J. Blair Richardson, Jr. serves as Aristotle’s General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer. As an advisor to Aristotle, he has represented the interests of Aristotle clients, and is in-house counselor for Aristotle.
  
  Blair holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from Princeton University.

• David M. Mason
  Senior Vice President, Compliance Services

  
  David M. Mason

  Senior Vice President, Compliance Services  

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  The Honorable David M. Mason is Senior Vice President of Compliance Services at Aristotle. He assists campaigns, PACs, and political parties in maximizing their effectiveness while complying with federal and state regulatory requirements.
  
  Mr. Mason served as Commissioner and Chairman (2002 and 2008) of the Federal Election Commission from 1998 until 2008, a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position.
  
  President Reagan appointed Mason as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs) where he was instrumental in working with Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci and Representative Dick Armey in securing passage of base closing legislation.
  
  Commissioner Mason has testified before Congress over 20 times, addressed international conferences on elections and appeared in or wrote for scores of American print and broadcast media outlets. He is an honors graduate of Claremont McKenna College in Government, graduated with highest honors from Concord Law School and is a member of the California Bar.

• Andreas Katsouris
  Senior Vice President, Global Services

  
  Andreas Katsouris

  Senior Vice President, Global Services  

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  Andreas Katsouris is Aristotle’s Senior Vice President for Global Services and is responsible for the company’s international programs.
  
  Andreas has broad international political experience, having worked with or consulted campaigns in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, North America and the former Soviet Union. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Katsouris served as Director of the Ukraine office of the National Democratic Institute where he oversaw assistance programs to the democratic opposition and domestic civic organizations involved in election monitoring, mobilization and GOTV.
  
  Mr. Katsouris holds graduate degrees from George Washington and Yale Universities.

• Michael Bolcerek
  Senior Vice President, Business Development – Integrity

  
  Michael Bolcerek

  Senior Vice President, Business Development – Integrity  

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  Michael Bolcerek serves Aristotle as Senior Vice President of Business Development for Integrity.
  
  Prior to joining Aristotle, he served as President of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Michael was also spokesperson for the PPA and appeared on CNN, CBS, CSPAN, CNBC and Fox. He has over 20 years of management experience in the tech industry with both large companies and startup firms. He has held top positions such as President, COO and CFO for companies such as Oracle, NeXT Computer, Nokia Display Products, MongoMusic and Liquid Audio Prior to the PPA he was the co-founder and head executive of BionTTech, a homeland security start-up company.
  
  Mr. Bolcerek is a graduate of Brown University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

• Katie Anderson
  Senior Vice President, Consulting

  
  Katie Anderson

  Senior Vice President, Consulting  

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  Katie Anderson serves as Aristotle’s Senior Vice President of Consulting. She actively assists corporations and trade associations in starting, managing, and creatively growing their political programs. In her time at Aristotle, she has helped clients raise millions in political program dollars.

  Katie has nearly two decades of political management experience. Before joining Aristotle, she served as the Director of Federal Government Relations at NiSource. Katie started her career in the U.S. House of Representatives working for Rep. Christopher Smith (NJ-04) in a number of different capacities including, deputy campaign manager, fundraiser and legislative assistant, and overseeing the intern and page programs.

  Katie is a native Washingtonian and is an active volunteer throughout the Arlington, Virginia community. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in Government.

• Andrew Tavani
  Vice President, National Sales

  
  Andrew Tavani

  Vice President, National Sales  

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  Andrew Tavani serves as Aristotle’s Vice President of National Sales. In this role, he advises national organizations, campaigns, consultants, and PAC’s on the uses of voter files, micro-targeting, and political technology.
  
  Andrew has extensive knowledge in the area of electoral politics and campaign strategy, and is a member of the American Association of Political Consultants.
  
  Andrew holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Hartford, and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Georgia State University.

• Valerie Finneran
  Director, Human Resources & Administration

  
  Valerie Finneran

  Director, Human Resources & Administration  

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  Valerie Kessler serves as Aristotle’s Director of Human Resources & Administration.
  
  Val has been an integral part of Aristotle for the past 18 years, where she currently manages all HR functions, including recruitment, employee benefits, and payroll as well as oversees all office administration.
  
  Val is a graduate of American University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Communications with a concentration in Advertising.

• Jeff Ashe
  Senior Vice President, PAC and Grassroots Development

  
  Jeff Ashe

  Senior Vice President, PAC and Grassroots Development  

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  Jeff Ashe is Aristotle’s Senior Vice President, PAC and Grassroots Development. A former Director of Public Affairs for Duke Energy, Jeff has a broad background of experience that spans many disciplines including engineering, communications, community relations and government affairs. Over the past 30 years, he has earned the reputation as a leader who is relentless in his search for new and innovative ways to assist clients in achieving their goals. He has worked tirelessly to make PAC and grassroots programs a potent component for hundreds of corporations and associations.

  Jeff graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He also holds an MBA and Psychology degree from Winthrop University.