Judd Gregg

Bio

Judd Gregg, Senior Advisor, joined the New Mountain team in 2011. Most recently he served as a United States Senator from 1993 to 2011 and was a Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. Prior to his tenure in the Senate, Senator Gregg served as Governor of New Hampshire (1989-1993) and as U.S. Representative (1981-1989). Senator Gregg is a national leader on fiscal policy, a well known budget expert, and a respected voice on health care, economic, and financial regulatory issues. Senator Gregg served as a chief negotiator of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. He was the lead sponsor of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and, along with the late Senator Ted Kennedy, co-authored the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In March 2010, Senator Gregg also was appointed to President Obama's national commission on fiscal responsibility. This bipartisan commission, which is modeled after legislation first introduced by Senator Gregg and Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), is responsible for developing recommendations that will help balance the budget and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term. As a member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Gregg served as one of the principal negotiators working to modernize the U.S. financial regulatory system. In New Hampshire, Senator Gregg is known as a champion of land conservation, as he continues to build on a 30-year commitment to protect the state's environment. To date, his efforts have helped preserve more than 337,000 acres of sensitive land. As the former Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, he has also been a major force for promoting excellence in the higher education community in New Hampshire especially at the University of New Hampshire. Senator Gregg attended Columbia University (A.B. 1969), received his J.D. in 1972 from Boston University Law School and his L.L.M. in tax law in 1975.