Juleanna Glover
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Juleanna Ruth Glover (born September 27, 1969)<ref name="legistorm"/> is an American corporate public affairs consultant, entrepreneur, former Republican lobbyist, and political strategist.<ref name="officeofjg">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She is founder and CEO of Ridgely Walsh, a public and governmental affairs agency that advises Silicon Valley companies, including Google, Snap, Oracle, eBay, First Solar, Uber, and SpaceX.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>
As a lobbyist, Glover is widely considered one of the most powerful women in Washington.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A former spokesperson for James Murdoch and an advisor to Elon Musk,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> she was called the "mogul whisperer" by The New York Times.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Early career
Glover received her B.A. from Marymount University in 1991 and M.P.A. from George Mason University in 1993.<ref name="legistorm"/><ref name=":0"/> Glover also studied at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.<ref name="ashcroftgroup">Template:Cite web</ref>
Glover started working for Senator John Ashcroft (R-Missouri) in 1996 when he was a freshman senator and helped him explore a bid for the 2000 presidential election.<ref name=":0" /> Ashcroft chose not to run for president, so Glover became press secretary for businessman Steve Forbes, whose campaign ended before the Republican Party convention.<ref name=":0" />
Glover also worked for Bill Kristol, Vice President Dan Quayle, former Senator and Energy Secretary Spence Abraham, and conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.<ref name="ashcroftgroup"/><ref name=":1"/> Glover worked in the Jesse Helms for North Carolina campaign and the Rudolph W. Giuliani U.S. Senate exploratory committee, where she worked in the months following her first child's birth.<ref name="politico.com">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" />
Glover also worked as the Publicity Director for The Weekly Standard; and as legislative director for the Project for the Republican Future.<ref name=":5" />
White House service
Ms. Glover served as senior staff for President George W. Bush and as Press Secretary for Vice President Dick Cheney.<ref name=":0" /> Glover also served as the registered government affairs advisor for Iraq's first post-Saddam Hussein ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie.<ref name="ashcroftgroup"/> She is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.<ref name="ashcroftgroup"/>
After leaving the White House, Glover was a Resident Fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics in 2002<ref name=":5">Template:Cite web</ref> and has lectured on the future of the Republican Party at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Private sector
Glover has worked as a public affairs consultant since leaving the White House in 2002.<ref name=":0" /> Glover was a Director at Clark & Weinstock, one of the top public and government affairs firms in the country. She then co-founded the Ashcroft Group, LLC along with former U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ashcroftgroup"/>
In 2007, Glover was a senior advisor in Senator John McCain's 2008 bid for the White House, traveling with him throughout the primary season.<ref name="politico.com"/>
In 2015 and 2021, Washingtonian magazine listed Glover as one of Washington's most powerful women,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as did Elle in 2012.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011, The New York Times described Glover as the "consummate political insider", and in 2012, Bloomberg News described in her profile: "[S]he brings Washington power players together in a way others can’t match. If you’re looking for the right introduction in D.C., you need to know Juleanna Glover."<ref name="bloomberg.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2013, Glover was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage via the Hollingsworth v. Perry case.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Also that year, Ms. Glover became Managing Director of Teneo Intelligence. In accordance with Teneo's policy of not engaging in lobbying activity, Glover fully deregistered as a lobbyist prior to joining.<ref name="politico.com" />
In early 2015, Glover transitioned to a senior advisor at Teneo Holdings and began work at her new firm, The Office of Juleanna Glover, with a full transition in January 2016.<ref name="legistorm">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="officeofjg"/>
In May 2018, leaked notes written by Paul Manafort indicated that Glover had been mentioned at the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2018, she founded Ridgely Walsh, a public affairs firm in DC.<ref name="legistorm"/> The firm is known to advise some of the most important technology companies in the world.<ref name=":2"/> After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it started providing pro bono PR assistance for Ukraine as well.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The firm's senior director and Ukrainian national Veronika Velch (V. Kruglashova)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> worked to connect members of the media with Ukrainian citizens and government officials.<ref name="PI">Template:Cite web</ref> "We’re honored to support our longtime Ukrainian colleague in her volunteer work to help her country," Glover told Politico on the matter.<ref name="PI"/>
Glover serves on the board of directors for several organizations, including: FREOPP,<ref name=":2" /> Take Back Our Republic group to reduce the political influence of big donors,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the Climate Leadership Council,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Biden Institute.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also serves on the Membership Committee for The Economic Club of Washington, DC.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Glover is a regular public policy commentator<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on cable news shows, including Squawk Box on CNBC, Fox & Friends on Fox News, and Martin Bashir on MSNBC. Her opinion pieces have been published in The New York Times,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Wall Street Journal,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Washington Post,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Politico,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Forbes,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and The National Review,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> among others.
Personal life
Glover has four children.<ref name=":1" /> Formerly married to Jeffrey Weiss,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> she was divorced in 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>