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Kara Alaimo
Assistant Professor of Public Relations Hofstra University
Biographical Info
Kara Alaimo, PhD, is a specialist in international and political/advocacy communication. She is a frequent media commentator and columnist; her op-eds have been published by media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, CNN, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Fortune, Columbia Journalism Review, Newsday, and The Hill.
From 2012-2013, Dr. Alaimo was head of communications for the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, a group of heads of state and other eminent thinkers convened to recommend the world’s next plan for eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. In 2011, she was appointed by President Obama as spokesperson for International Affairs in the U.S. Treasury Department, where she communicated global economic diplomacy initiatives, including America’s bilateral economic relationships; engagement in multilateral
institutions including the G-20, World Bank, and IMF; and international monetary, trade, development, environmental, and energy policy. In this capacity, she also served as media adviser to Jim Yong Kim during his successful 2012 campaign for the World Bank Presidency. Dr. Alaimo also previously served as the first press secretary of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, global media coordinator for the United Nations Millennium Campaign, and as a spokesperson for New York City economic development
initiatives during the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Her book, “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication,” was published by Routledge in 2016.
