Don Bolia is the founder and principal at Peachtree Government Relations. He provides industry leaders with strategic advice on legislative trends and assists them in shaping policy debates at
the state, federal, and local levels in Georgia. Don manages clients’ relationships before the Georgia General Assembly, as well as numerous city and county governments and agencies. Through his key relationships at all levels and intersections of government, PGR’s clients are able to clearly communicate directly to Georgia’s top players.
Don began his political career working for prominent figures in Washington D.C. Beginning in 1991, he began working on local and statewide campaigns throughout the State, including local, state, and federal offices.
In 1993, Don was appointed Chief of Staff of the Fulton County Commission. During his first weeks in office, Fulton County, Georgia’s most populous county, cut taxes for the first time in a decade and the chairman’s office returned over $180,000 in savings from the chairman’s budget alone. Don was responsible for directing the chairman’s agenda and working with the Board of Commissioners.
Don has held several significant leadership roles, including executive director positions in major organizations. He was also the President of D&B Communications, a government affairs and public relations firm he founded in 1995.
In 2005, Don was made the Director of Government Affairs for the Atlanta office of Hunton and Williams and in 2007, he was hired as the Director of Government Affairs in the Atlanta office of DLA Piper. In 2010, Don founded Peachtree Government Relations. In 2017, Don was recognized as one of Georgia’s Top Lobbyists by Insider Advantage and was inducted into the Lobbyist Hall of Fame by James Magazine, and later voted the #1 Top Lobbyist in Georgia by his peers in 2020. Currently, Don is the Chairman of the Decide DeKalb Development Authority. He is also the Chairman of the Joint Development Authority of Metro Atlanta. Don is the former Chairman of the Southeast Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and currently serves on the advisory board for the Georgia Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Don also serves on the Advisory Board for the Gateway Center, a homeless shelter based in Downtown Atlanta. He also served on the Brookhaven Zoning Board of Appeals.
Don is an avid marathon runner who has completed running a marathon in three-fourths of the states. He also has three dogs named Bella, Lakoya, and Montana Rye.