JAI CHABRIA

Managing Director

Jai Chabria is a Managing Director at MAD Global Strategy advising numerous companies and non-profits, of all sizes, on strategic decisions.

He is also a premier political strategist, having worked in the most senior roles of presidential, gubernatorial, and senate campaigns. He recently served as Chief Strategist and General Consultant for Senator JD Vance’s nationally watched campaign.

Chabria is also well versed in how government actually works, serving as Senior Advisor to Ohio Governor John Kasich for five years, providing strategic, legislative and messaging guidance for most of his key initiatives. As Head of Personnel for the State of Ohio, Chabria recruited and hired over a dozen cabinet directors and their senior staff members.  He also oversaw all gubernatorial appointments, including over 100 judicial appointments and one Justice to the Ohio Supreme Court.  

He also focused on job creation for the state, playing a key role in the creation of JobsOhio, Ohio’s cutting edge private economic development entity.  Chabria frequently met with CEOs and job creators as they looked to Ohio to expand or relocate.

In his position, Chabria was thrust in a senior role in management of all of Ohio’s crises. Specifically, he played a key leadership role in state’s response to the multi-day statewide power outage, the Toledo water crisis, and the Ebola scare in northeast Ohio. 

Chabria’s drive and dedication also extends to human services policy areas. he is passionate about the fight against human trafficking.  He created and chaired the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force which brought together multiple cabinet directors to develop the unique systems of care needed by the victims, and created a statewide public awareness campaign.  Under Chabria’s direction, legislation was passed to increase penalties on human traffickers and increase protections for survivors. 

Previously, Chabria worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers on M&A, Financings and IPOs. 

Chabria served on the Board of Trustees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and on the Board of the Columbus Urban League. Chabria has provided analysis on Fox News Channel, Fox Business, MSNBC, and Canadian Broadcast Corporation.  He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and lives in Powell, Ohio with his wife Tammy, daughter Arya, and son Veer.