Craig Minassian

Craig Minassian brings a unique background in strategic communications, public affairs, brand marketing, programming and content development to advancing the work and impact of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).   Craig served as assistant press secretary and director of television news in the White House for President Clinton, on numerous presidential campaigns and as a senior advisor to the Democratic National Convention Committees in 2008 and 2012. Craig spent a significant portion of his career as an executive, consultant and producer for networks including HBO, Comedy Central, ABC and MTV and served on the organizing committee for World Cup USA in 1994.  In 2006, he launched Minassian Media, which advises a wide range of leading global private and public sector organizations in technology, media and global health and development. Craig is a Visiting Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service and serves on the President’s Council and the School of Communication Dean’s Advisory Committee for the University of Miami, his alma mater.