OUR TEAM
The people, expertise, and experience behind The Credo Company.
WHO WE ARE
With over 80 years of combined experience in public and private sectors, we are prepared to ensure you are best positioned to achieve the results you deserve.
Our team is composed of business and public sector experts whose experience and current work give us the valuable insight and wisdom to effectively navigate through challenges, advance past the competition, and achieve success.
We have served as advisors to CEOs, chiefs of staff to senior government officials, communication directors who have handled major media strategies and crisis communications for Fortune 500 corporations and political efforts.
Most importantly, our team has a set of common values and a common shared strategy that supports exceptional client service and delivers results.
Our team’s diverse background give us an advantage most consulting firms do not have. We challenge each other to think and work differently so that we can create meaningful and lasting impact.
Our Creed: We believe all consulting must be based on trust, honesty, wisdom, and objectivity. We believe in hard work, and we know there is no substitute for it.We hold ourselves accountable, and we deliver results.
Whether working with Fortune 100 corporations or nonprofit organizations, The Credo Co. is a trusted consultant and partner for your mission and goals. We operate under the motto factum non verbum – actions not words.
Meet The Team
Bobby Kovey
Managing Director
RJK@credocompany.com
216.309.1599
Bobby Kovey is an experienced business development and government relations consultant, having worked extensively in both the public and private sector.
Prior to founding The Credo Company, Kovey worked within various state offices, primarily in the legislature. After his time in the government, Kovey served on several campaigns and a governor’s transition team.
As managing director of The Credo Company, Kovey oversees the firm's multiple lines of business – including public-private partnerships, policy and strategy development, advocacy and public sector procurement.
Since 2010, The Credo Company has become one of the top five government relations consulting firms in Ohio with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. The company advises
organizations ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to non-profit associations.
Kovey also is the founder and president of the Ohio Innovation and Technology Association (www.ohioita.org) which the state’s independent, non-profit and non-partisan trade group of Ohio’s technology and innovative companies and industry professionals operating at the intersection of business, technology and public policy.
Additionally, Kovey is the founder of Liberty Energy (www.libertyenergypower.com) which is one of the most trusted energy advisory firms in the state of Ohio. Liberty Energy is the official energy partner of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Northeast Ohio affiliate of JobsOhio. Kovey serves as the broker and advisor to many corporations headquartered in the state, as well as global manufacturing facilities based in Ohio.
Born in Binghamton, N.Y. and raised in Pittsburgh and Northeast Ohio, Kovey is a graduate of The Ohio State University's Max M. Fisher College of Business. There he earned a B.S.B.A. degree in Finance. Later, Bobby obtained a Certificate in Catholic Social Doctrine and Business Ethics from Catholic University of America, and a certificate in Executive Management and Leadership from the University of Notre Dame.
Kovey and his family reside on a century-old farm and are parishioners at St. Joan of Arc Church.
Don Thibaut
Founder & Advisor
DT@credocompany.com
216.309.1599
Don Thibaut has worked in the government and public affairs arena for more than three decades. A veteran of Ohio political and governing strategy, Thibaut has a range of experience at the state and federal level, before founding The Credo Company.
Thibaut was instrumental in John Kasich’s early political career, aiding Kasich’s election to the Ohio Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. He went with Kasich to Washington, serving as his Chief of Staff for nearly 20 years.
Born just outside of Grove City and raised in Columbus, Thibaut is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in German Village. He is a history buff and an avid fan of the Texas Longhorns and the Baltimore Orioles.
Brian Durdle
Senior Advisor BD@credocompany.com
216.309.1599
Brian Durdle serves as the Director and Senior Advisor for Government Relations with The Credo Co. Brian’s experience includes serving a similar role for the international law firm, BakerHostetler, and a national 15-year long role as Vice President of State and Local Government Relations for Goodrich Corporation & United Technologies Aerospace (now Raytheon Aerospace). Prior to that, Durdle served as Chief of Staff for former Congressman Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) after holding several senior level staff positions in the Ohio Senate. In this newly created role at Credo Company, Durdle will collaborate with clients throughout Ohio as a legislative policy and regulatory expert, assisting the arts, non-profit, for-profit, and government entities ranging from county governments, manufacturers, and financial institutions in meeting their organizational objectives in the government arena. In addition to handling state and local matters in Ohio, Durdle will advise clients on matters involving government relations in other states and at the federal level.
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“Credo [ kray-doh ] –
noun; a set of principles or beliefs.”
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