Oscar Ramirez

Oscar is a seasoned Democratic strategist with more than two decades of policy and political experience in senior roles on Capitol Hill, on national political campaigns, in the Obama Administration, and at other government relations firms. In the Obama Administration, Oscar served as a senior advisor to the Secretary of Labor. He spent seven years on Capitol Hill as chief of staff and legislative director for three members of Congress, and served as president of the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association.

He worked on the presidential campaigns of John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008, served as vice chair of the Maryland Democratic Party from 2010 to 2014, and was a member of the Democratic National Committee.

Oscar has been recognized as a “Top Lobbyist” by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics, one of DC’s “Top Lobbyists” by The Hill, one of Washington’s most influential movers and shakers under 40 by Washington Life Magazine, and one of the top “40 Under 40 Latinos in American Politics” by The Huffington Post.

Oscar is CEO of SUYANA Investments, a minority-owned investment group whose first investment, MITA, earned a MICHELIN star in 2024. He is the father of three very smart dogs, Dug (RIP), Lucy and Milo.