Kara Alaimo Biography

Dr. Kara Alaimo is Assistant Professor of Public Relations at Hofstra University in New York. She is a specialist in international and political communications.

From 2012-2013, Dr. Alaimo was Head of Communications for the Secretariat of 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 agenda for eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. In 2011, she was appointed by U.S. President Barack 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.

Dr. Alaimo earned her Ph.D. at the City University of New York, where she researched her doctoral dissertation on how the administrations of U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush attempted to shape media coverage of the economy. She also earned her Master of Philosophy and Master of Arts degrees at the City University of New York, and her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Mass Communication at New York University (NYU). She continues to serve as an independent public relations consultant.

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