TheBridge profile: John Murray

Name: John Murray

Current city: Washington, DC & Seattle, WA

Current job: Partner, Monument Policy Group

Past job: House Majority Leader, Founder YG Action Fund and Network, President JAM Strategies, PhRMA, PCMA, AHIP, Burson-Marsteller, Freddie Mac

Q. Morning routine? Run, scan news and first reads for client issues, get girls out the door.

Q. Most underrated virtue in an employee? Showing up

Q. Favorite app? Spotify

Q. If you had to live in another city, which would it be? Melbourne, Australia

Q. Best advice you’ve received? Cool is the rule

Q. What can Silicon Valley teach DC? Think big

Q. What can DC teach Silicon Valley? There’s an America beyond Silicon Valley

Q. Which Member of Congress is most tech savvy? Patrick McHenry

Q. All-time favorite vacation? Frisco, CO anytime of year

Q. Favorite restaurant? Tosca