Bobby Whithorne

Communications at Rippling

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Communications at Rippling

Experience

  • Rippling (4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Advisor
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • VP of Communications
      Sep 2021 - Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • GoFundMe (5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Director of Policy & Communications
      Aug 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Director Of Communications
      Nov 2017 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Director of Strategic Communications
      Apr 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Vice President at Porter Novelli
    Jun 2015 - Apr 2016 · 11 mos

    Led North American Reputation Management team during corporate crises and implemented crisis response plans. Provided clients strategic guidance on a range of corporate reputation issues and conducted executive level media training exercises

  • Press Secretary at NextGen Climate
    Jul 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr

    Developed and executed a comprehensive communications strategy, including targeted messaging, opposition research, paid advertising and a rapid response effort during the 2014 midterm election cycle.

  • The White House (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Assistant Press Secretary
      Jul 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr

      Managed policy portfolios as the primary spokesman focused on domestic economic issues, international trade, homeland security, and immigration reform. Coordinated government-wide communications for terrorist attacks, active shooter situations, and natural disasters. - Provided message guidance on topics within my policy portfolio to White House Press Secretary for daily press briefings - Created, implemented, and executed communications strategies for major Presidential Announcements - Planned and executed domestic and international Presidential events and press conferences

    • Writer
      Apr 2011 - Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Wrote statements for the President, Press Secretary and senior White House officials. Wrote presidential memos to prepare for difficult questions during press conferences and interviews. Wrote press releases, fact sheets, talking points, blog posts, and press statements for major presidential announcements. Crafted daily message guidance for emerging or newsworthy topics that were distributed to White House senior staff, cabinet members and administration surrogates.