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John J. "Johnny" DeStefano II serves as an Independent Director of United Acquisition Corp. I (NYSEAM: UAC.U), a special purpose acquisition company that completed its $100 million IPO in January 2026. He holds approximately 25,000 shares (0.18% ownership) in the SPAC. DeStefano is also the President and Founder of Utility Strategic Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic consulting firm he established in May 2019 that helps clients navigate complex regulatory and political landscapes. He registered as a lobbyist in Missouri in 2020 and has served as a keynote speaker through the Washington Speakers Bureau, offering insights on American politics, the Trump administration, and how Washington operates.
DeStefano's career has been defined by high-stakes political roles at the highest levels of American government. Born on March 23, 1979, in Kansas City, Missouri, he earned a BA from Saint Louis University. He began his career as a liaison to outside conservative groups for the House Republican Conference and in 2006 managed the reelection campaign of Ohio Representative Deborah Pryce, then the most vulnerable member of House Republican leadership, winning by just 1,062 votes in a Democratic wave year. From 2007 to 2011, he served as political director for Ohio Republican Congressman John Boehner, and from 2011 to 2013, when Boehner became Speaker of the House, DeStefano served as his senior advisor. In July 2013, he was named President and CEO of Data Trust, a right-of-center voter file and political data company that became the premier data organization on the political right, providing the foundational data infrastructure that powered President Trump's 2016 victory and Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress.
On January 4, 2017, DeStefano was named Director of Presidential Personnel in the incoming Trump administration. He was later elevated to Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President, serving from February 9, 2018, until his departure on May 24, 2019. In that role, he oversaw the Offices of Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Liaison, Political Affairs, and Presidential Personnel, managing personnel appointments across the entire federal government and leading the White House political team through the 2018 midterm cycle. Notably, he delivered the letter dismissing Acting Attorney General Sally Yates in January 2017 after she declined to defend Trump's travel ban executive order. After leaving the White House, DeStefano was appointed as an adviser to the e-cigarette company Juul, which had substantial regulatory business before the FDA.
DeStefano resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Sarah and twins Jack and Rosie. He serves on the board of the National Park Foundation and was appointed to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. His SPAC role at United Acquisition Corp. I places him alongside CEO and Chairman Paul Packer and fellow independent directors Thomas Hicks, Timothy Hasara, and John Horne on a newly formed board with an average tenure of less than one year. The SPAC completed its IPO of 10,000,000 units at $10 per share, with Paul Packer holding 25.04% ownership as the chief executive. DeStefano's deep network across Republican politics, data infrastructure, and executive branch personnel operations, combined with his consulting experience through Utility Strategic Advisors, positions him as a well-connected independent director with expertise in navigating complex regulatory and political environments.
This record is keyed to SEC CIK 0002106844 — the identifier this person files under in their own name. Every vehicle above is a filing made under that CIK, so “the same person on two shells” is a fact about an SEC identifier rather than about a name that happens to match.
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