Anna Blom, Strategic Advisor at NACS, serves as a policy advisor to the government relations team and is responsible for helping to shape and advance the convenience store industry’s advocacy agenda on Capitol Hill. During her ten years at NACS, she has led the tobacco and nicotine policy portfolio, representing the industry’s positions before Congress and the Food & Drug Administration. She has been recognized for three consecutive years as one of “The Hill’s Top Lobbyists.” One of her proudest accomplishments at NACS is the successful reorganization of the political engagement team. Under her leadership, the organization’s grassroots and political efforts have developed into a highly effective force in advancing the industry's policy objectives.

Blom previously worked on Capitol Hill for members of Congress from her home state of South Carolina. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Furman University.