Tara DiJulio has more than a decade of strategic communications experience with an expertise in developing messaging for high-profile principals and building coalitions on complex policy issues.

DiJulio currently is VP & Chief Communications Officer at GE & GE Aerospace. Tara was formally Director of Global Public Affairs for GE. Prior to joining GE, she was communications director for U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where she served as the chief media strategist and national spokesperson. DiJulio also served as the spokesperson and communications adviser to then-Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and former Senators Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and Wayne Allard (R-Colo.).

During her time in the Senate, DiJulio advised on a number of complex policy issues, including foreign policy, cybersecurity, human trafficking, tax reform, health care, and financial reform. She also was on the executive board of the bipartisan Senate Press Secretaries Association (SPSA) for five years and was elected by her peers to lead the organization as president in 2012.

DiJulio is a member of the National Press Foundation Annual Awards Dinner Committee. She also volunteers as a mentor for the Sara Start Fund, which helps young adults from foster care transition from college to the workforce.

Tara DiJulio is a California native and a graduate of the University of Washington where she received a degree in communications and political science. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son.

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