ILEX Leadership Associates

As founder of The ILEX Group, and registered lobbyist for over 30 years, Hollister Cantus provides government representation and lobbying services to corporations and organizations, specifically in Washington, DC and Richmond, VA.  Through The ILEX Group, he also provides strategic and tactical advice on federal, state and local government marketing to corporations and organizations in the national defense, national security, energy, transportation, and aerospace industries.  He assists these corporate clients in finding market opportunities in the commercial sector.

Prior corporate experiences include serving as the Senior Executive in Washington for two $6-billion dollar Groups (United Technologies Building Sector and Lockheed Missiles and Space Group) and a $1-billion dollar corporation (ICF Kaiser).   Mr. Cantus serves and has served on the Board of Directors of numerous trade associations, corporations, non-profit organizations, and industry advisory committees.

In public service, as a Naval Flight Officer (Captain, USNR-ret.) and as a senior civilian official, he has served in the Executive Branch under eight Presidents, including appointments as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Associate Administrator of NASA.  He served on the House Armed Services Committee staff and on numerous Advisory Committees to the Virginia General Assembly. He has most recently served as one of the Governor’s appointees to the Virginia Commission on Military Bases, and as a Legislative appointee to the Joint Committee on Technology and Science’s Aerospace Advisory Committee.

Williams College, BA