Jim Wilkinson (communications)

Jim Wilkinson
Jim Wilkinson
Born	James Richard Wilkinson; 1970 (age 53–54); Tenaha, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Texas at Arlington (BBA); Johns Hopkins University (MS)

James Richard Wilkinson (born 1970) is an American political advisor who served as the chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson during the George W. Bush administration. He had previously served in the White House as deputy communications director and as an aide to then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Overall, Wilkinson was a "well-traveled utility man for the Bush administration's PR team".

Wilkinson left politics after the global financial crisis, and now works in public relations. He served The Brunswick Group as a Managing Partner from January 2009 to April 2012, when he joined PepsiCo as Executive Vice President of Communications.

In 2011, he was portrayed in the HBO film Too Big to Fail by actor Topher Grace.

Wilkinson works as chairman and CEO of TrailRunner International, as well as the chairman of Mountain Lion Aviation, an airline based in Sierra Nevada region. He was previously the senior vice president and head of international corporate affairs for the Alibaba Group.

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