John Savercool serves as Senior Lobbyist and Managing Director of UBS Americas Inc.,which covers all of the primary business units within UBS, including the Investment Bank, Wealth Management and Global Asset Management. In this capacity, John directs the firm?s lobbying, political, and policy advocacy efforts at the federal level. He manages a small staff in Washington in support of this mission. John is a 23-year veteran of Capitol Hill. He began his career with U.S. Congressman Mike Oxley, a Republican from Ohio and former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. John then embarked on a 17-year career with then-U.S. Congressman Phil Gramm (Texas), who won election to the U.S. Senate in 1984. John joined Senator Gramm and worked with him until 1999. John worked in a variety of capacities, including legislative assistant and deputy chief of staff, over his 15-year Senate history with Senator Gramm. John also served as interim chief of staff for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in 1993.? In 2003, he was selected by UBS to become the firm?s first full-time, senior lobbyist to direct the firm?s advocacy activities in Washington. John also directs the firm?s political action committee and manages the firm?s political relationships in Washington. In 2006, he was appointed to the select UBS Investment Bank Operating Committee, which provides overall senior-level guidance to the bank in all facets of its operation. John is a graduate of Frostburg State University (Maryland) and has played leadership roles in a number of federal, state and local political campaigns in Maryland and Texas. | | ? |