| Roy J. Wells | |
| Birth Date: | August 5, 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Bridgeport, CT |
| Alma Mater: | Fairfield University Penn State University |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Occupation: | lobbyist |
Roy J. Wells is a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, working as president and managing director of Triad Strategies, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based lobbying firm, that was recognized in 2022 by City & State PA as the 3rd most influential lobbying firm and 1st among non-law firms.[1]
He earned a degree in politics from Fairfield University and a master's degree in political science at Penn State University.[2] He worked as a staffer in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, where he was rural policy coordinator and budget analyst for the House Appropriations Committee, overseeing economic development programs. He was deputy state treasurer for the Pennsylvania Department of the Treasury.
The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics.[3] In 2009, the Pennsylvania Report named him to "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him a "continual presence among key power players in Harrisburg."[4] In 2017, City & State PA named him to its inaugural 50 over Fifty most influential Pennsylvanians in government, business, culture and social services.[5] In 2022,[6] 2023,[7] and again in 2024 [8] City & State PA named him to their Power 100 list recognizing the most influential politicians elected to new offices, members of the administration, veteran lawmakers, influential lobbyists, labor leaders and other notable players throughout the commonwealth.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Police Athletic League,[9] the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council[10] and is a Graduate Fellow of the Public Affairs Institute, a three-year educational program of the Public Affairs Council located in Washington, DC.