Kevin Sullivan (communications professional)

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Kevin Sullivan


White House Communications Director
In office July 24, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Nicolle Wallace
Succeeded by	Ellen Moran
Assistant Secretary of Education for Communications and Outreach
In office April 2005 – July 2006
President	George W. Bush

Personal details
Born	(1958-11-09) November 9, 1958 (age 66) Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Purdue University (BS) Iona College (MA)

Kevin Sullivan (born November 9, 1958) was the White House Communications Director, also known as the Assistant to the President for Communications, from July 24, 2006, until January 20, 2009. From April 2005 he was the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach at the United States Department of Education.

Biography

Education

Sullivan was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science in management from Purdue University and earned an MA in mass communication from Iona College, New Rochelle, New York. He serves as an advisor to The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.

Professional career

Before his role in the White House, Sullivan was assistant secretary for communications at the Department of Education. He had previously worked as a chief spokesperson and media relations executive at NBC Universal. He has a background in sports public relations for NBC and prior to that for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Sullivan was recognized five times by the media as Outstanding Public Relations Director in the NBA's Western Conference and received the NBA's 2004 Splaver/McHugh Tribute to Excellence Award.^[1]

In January 2009, he was replaced by Ellen Moran when President Barack Obama took office.

Following his departure from the White House Sullivan founded Kevin Sullivan Communications, a strategic communications consulting firm.^[2] He was a frequent guest co-host of "Polioptics," during the political communications show's run on SiriusXM's POTUS channel.^[3]

Publications

Breaking Through: Communications Lessons From the Locker Room, the Board Room & the Oval Office, digital book, 2015 ASIN B00ZJQKJGA

Sources

President Bush Appoints Kevin Sullivan as Assistant to the President for Communications, White House press release, 11 July 2006
https://www.ksullivancommunications.com/our-team

References

^ Sefko, Eddie. “Rewarding The Best,” Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, "The Dallas Morning News," November 2, 2009.
^ Eggerton, John, “Sullivan Launches His Own PR Company”, "Broadcasting & Cable," March 19, 2009.
^ Polioptics

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Preceded by Nicolle Wallace	White House Communications Director 2006–2009	Succeeded by Ellen Moran

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