Our Team
Tyler Deaton
President
Tyler Deaton is President of Allegiance Strategies. For more than a decade, he has run bipartisan campaigns in Congress and state capitols and advised donors on where their giving can change policy.
Tyler started in New Hampshire, where in 2011 and 2012 he helped lead the campaign that protected the freedom to marry and the state's nondiscrimination laws. He went on to lead American Unity Fund nationally and now serves as Senior Advisor to American Unity Fund and American Unity PAC. In Washington, he lobbied for the Respect for Marriage Act and the Electoral Count Reform Act, both signed into law in 2022. He has registered as a lobbyist in more than a dozen states and supervised winning legislative campaigns in as many. Those campaigns covered school choice, religious freedom, school security, and freedom for LGBT Americans.
Tyler founded the American Security Fund and American Security Foundation and serves as President of the Fund. The two groups bring industry, government, and faith leaders together on AI security. He serves on the advisory board of Renaissance Philanthropy's Science Champions Fund.
Tyler studied political science at Wheaton College and earned his degree through the University of London's international program, under the academic direction of the London School of Economics. A Georgia native, he lives in the Washington, D.C., area with his husband, James, and their two children. He plays piano and bassoon.
Nathan Parsons-Schwarz
Executive Vice President
Nathan Parsons-Schwarz is a partner and Executive Vice President of Allegiance Strategies. He oversees operations, compliance, and finance for the firm and several of its clients.
He served as a political appointee in the office of former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and worked as a campaign field operative in several states. In 2026, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Barker Adoption Foundation.
A Kentucky native, Nathan graduated from Transylvania University with a degree in political science. He lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia, with his husband, Dustin, and their daughter, Gracie.
Sharon Kerr
Controller
Sharon oversees the daily accounting and tax reporting functions of Allegiance and many of Allegiance’s clients. Sharon has more than 25 years of experience as a CPA and financial advisor. For much of her career, she has worked with providing financial and accounting services for family offices. Sharon holds her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting from California State University, Northridge, is a CPA (Inactive Status) and currently resides New Hampshire.
Kate Possehl
Managing Director
As managing director, Kate implements and oversees political and policy engagement strategies and campaigns. She previously advised a network of business and philanthropic leaders on their political and policy giving, and worked at the National Republican Congressional Committee and for Congressman Sean Duffy. Kate is a graduate of Hillsdale College.