Oliver Meissner

Oliver Meissner

Senior Advisor

Oliver Meissner is a seasoned government relations professional, entrepreneur and investor. In 2006 he established The CONSILIO Group LLC, a prominent lobbying firm headquartered in Washington DC, which specializes in U.S. Government related outreach in support of technology and infrastructure related endeavors. In 2026 Oliver was instrumental in the acquisition by Ervin Graves Strategy Group of The CONSILIO Group.

Oliver has secured U.S. Government legislation and funding for technology projects for Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services and other U.S. Department / Agency endeavors. Oliver’s passion is to align the U.S. Congress with the U.S. Executive Branch, leveraging the Congressional authorization and appropriations processes to ensure that ground-breaking and often disruptive technologies are deployed for U.S. Government applications, and to ensure that legislative and regulatory dynamics support client technology advancement.

Oliver co-founded laser optics company Onyx Optics, Inc. in 1992 and served from 1995 to 2005 as its CEO growing the company into a multi-million dollar enterprise. Oliver is an avid golfer, musician and has secured a number of awarded and pending patents, primarily in the optics field. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.