Rev. Mac Shorty

Rev. Mac Shorty is well known and respected among government and community leaders across the U.S. He is an effective communicator with elected officials in the Congress, in state legislatures, and in local governments. His insights, political savvy, and sensitivity to public policy issues, have made him a go-to advisor for assisting boards of directors and C-suite executives, as well as local governments, in pursuing productive engagements with state and federal government at all levels. His skill at assisting in overcoming problems presented by government, is matched only by his equally effective, and at times prescient, skill at anticipating, and assisting in avoiding, foreseeable problems with government bodies.

He began his career in public life as a lay leader of a church in the heart of Watts, in Los Angeles, where he was beloved as a charismatic and impassioned advocate for the disadvantaged. His organizing skills, and his commitment to helping others, has made him a sought-after advisor when a matter impacting public policy is on a government agenda. He has been embraced and lauded by elected leaders of Los Angeles City and County governments as much for his vision and tenacity, as for his personal warmth and caring attitude well known to the residents of the many communities who regard him as one of their own. He is regularly invited to address meetings of local, state, and federal government councils, commissions, and committees on a wide range of issues across the U.S.

His track record of success far exceeds the modesty Mac Shorty is known for. In 2014 he founded the Watts Clean Air and Energy Committee, pulling together local residents from Watts, Compton, Wilmington, Inglewood, and other nearby communities. He inspired them to take part in making their voices heard in taking responsibility for the health of their families and neighbors. It was a huge and welcome success in the community. That project attracted attention well beyond Los Angeles, and, in 2018, an Earth Day Celebration he founded at a local church in Los Angeles, attracted not only hundreds of local residents, but also senior representatives of numerous state and national organizations, and participation by major businesses, including a prominent Japanese carmaker.

He has continued to expand and build upon those, and many other, successes, putting his organizing model, skills, and personal charisma to work for the betterment of so many communities and so many businesses that contribute to the quality of life for everyone, that his name has become a byword for good public policy in the halls of government, from California to Washington, D.C. and beyond. He is a welcome advisor in corporate boardrooms and C-suites in a wide range of industries.