Johanna Maska

Johanna Maska is the principal of Maska Strategies, a public affairs consulting firm. She was a key staffer on Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, starting in Iowa, and later served as Director of Press Advance in the White House (2009–2015). She held senior roles in media, public affairs, and communications, including VP of Marketing at the Los Angeles Times and CEO of Global Situation Room. A frequent media contributor, she co-hosted Press Advance, a top 10 political podcast, and Pod is a Woman, TIME’s Best Political Podcast of 2020. She writes on Substack at JohannaMaska.com.