1st Quarter - Report — MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC for LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS (2026)

Firm

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Client

LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS

Income

$110,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON	—
ALLISON BLANKENSHIP New	Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal
NINIO FETALVO	—
PRESTON HILL	—
JOHN HILLER	—
BRITTAN SPECHT	—
JASON YAWORSKE	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON	—
ALLISON BLANKENSHIP New	Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal
NINIO FETALVO	—
PRESTON HILL	—
JOHN HILLER	—
BRITTAN SPECHT	—
JASON YAWORSKE	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON	—
ALLISON BLANKENSHIP New	Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal
NINIO FETALVO	—
PRESTON HILL	—
JOHN HILLER	—
BRITTAN SPECHT	—
JASON YAWORSKE	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Matters related to life science innovation and venture capital.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON	—
ALLISON BLANKENSHIP New	Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal
NINIO FETALVO	—
PRESTON HILL	—
JOHN HILLER	—
BRITTAN SPECHT	—
JASON YAWORSKE	—

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.