Dana B. “Danny” Covington, Sr.
Government Affairs
After working under four U.S. presidents and in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Danny has spent more than a decade at D&J Associates interacting with high-level federal officials, Fortune 500 firms and stakeholders. He has maintained relationships with federal government agencies and established an extensive network of contacts with the federal, state and executive branches.
Danny served as Confidential Assistant to the Undersecretary of Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2006-2009. Prior to going to USDA, he was appointed to the Postal Rate Commission and was its vice-chairman for three years
Danny has also worked on Capitol Hill in the Office of the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms and also served tours of duty at the Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services. Before coming to Washington, he was the district director for Congressman Webb Franklin in the Mississippi’s Second District.
Danny earned bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and English and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University of Mississippi.
Robert “Bob” Covington
Senior Advisor
Bob Covington served as the Chief Community Development and Leadership Officer of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) from 2017 until his retirement from state government in 2021, after having worked under three Mississippi governors for a total of 16 years.
In his role as Chief Community Development and Leadership Officer at MDA, he led the following divisions to promote community and leadership development across the state: Minority and Small Business, Energy, the Entrepreneur Center and Asset Development.
Bob has an extensive background in promoting community assets, as he was the director of the Minority and Small Business Development Division for seven years. As director, Bob oversaw the overall management of the division, as well as developing and implementing short-term and long-range plans to assist small businesses in gaining access to procurement opportunities and building capacity, particularly among minority- and women-owned businesses throughout Mississippi.
Prior to becoming the director of the division, Bob worked for five years as the Business Development and Trade manager of the division.
He attended Mississippi State University, where he received both his bachelor’s degree and Master of Business Administration.
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