About Empire Government Strategies, and our company heads. The Honorable Arthur Jerry Kremer, a 23-year veteran of the New York State Assembly and former Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, founded EGS. Empire is co-managed by Anthony Figliola, former Deputy Supervisor to one of the nation’s largest municipal governments. EGS maintains offices in Albany, Washington D.C., New York, and Long Island. We have a national network of former government officials and agency heads that are dedicated to guiding clients through the bureaucratic red tape in order to achieve their goals.