W Public Affairs
Leadership

Relationship-driven counsel built on trust and experience.

The people behind W Public Affairs: Texas government affairs strategists advising organizations across aerospace, emerging technology, infrastructure, and regulated industries.

Portrait of Gertie Wilson, President & Lead Lobbyist of W Public Affairs.
Gertie Wilson, President & Lead Lobbyist of W Public Affairs.
President & Lead Lobbyist
Gertie Wilson
President & Lead Lobbyist

Gertie Wilson

For more than 20 years, Gertie Wilson has worked the Texas Capitol: the members, the staff, the agencies, and the process. She knows that trust and timing matter as much as the argument. As President and Lead Lobbyist of W Public Affairs, she represents clients before the Texas Legislature, state agencies, executive offices, and in Washington, covering legislative strategy, regulatory matters, and appropriations across aerospace, emerging technology, telecommunications, health care, water, and energy. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Texas Aerospace Partnership, bringing together industry, government, and academic leaders to grow the state's aerospace and space economy. Her approach is pure Texas: build friendships that last, know the issues inside and out, and see every job through.

Portrait of Kip Averitt, Partner Lobbyist of W Public Affairs.
Kip Averitt, Partner Lobbyist of W Public Affairs.
Partner Lobbyist
Kip Averitt
Partner Lobbyist

Kip Averitt

Kip Averitt brings more than two decades inside the Texas Capitol to client engagements. He served nine terms in the Texas House of Representatives before winning a special election to the Texas Senate in 2002, where he represented District 22 through 2010. In the Senate, Kip chaired the Committee on Natural Resources and authored Senate Bill 3, one of the most consequential water laws in modern Texas history, while serving on the budget conference committee, the school finance tax reform conference committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus. A certified public accountant and Baylor University graduate with deep experience in state finance and tax policy, Kip advises clients on legislative strategy, water and natural resources, and appropriations.

  • Former Texas State Senator, District 22
  • Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
  • Author, Senate Bill 3 · Texas Water Policy
  • CPA · Baylor University BBA & MBA

Start a conversation with our team.