Rob Stutzman is a principal of Navigators and manages the Sacramento, California, office.

Mr. Stutzman, the former deputy chief of staff of communications for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been perched on what PRWeek described as his “front row seat in politics” throughout California’s recent tumultuous political history.

From Governor Schwarzenegger’s first night of the historic recall campaign on The Tonight Show to the Governor Schwarzenegger reelection campaign, Mr. Stutzman has been at the side of California’s world-famous Governor, serving as an advisor to his campaign.

Mr. Stutzman was a founding partner of CommandFocus, a Sacramento-based communications firm. Prior to CommandFocus, he operated a consulting venture that managed statewide campaigns and pioneered the use of Internet communications for volunteer and campaign management efforts. Mr. Stutzman also served as communications director for Attorney General Dan Lungren and worked in the Office of the Minority Leader in the California State Senate.

Mr. Stutzman is a frequent writer and speaker in the public policy and political arena. He has a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy from Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego.