Comms Exec for early stage & Series A to IPO⏐ ex: Robinhood, Discord, Obama, Finance, Congress

Jacqueline is a global communications and public affairs strategist with 16+ years of experience helping high-growth tech companies, financial platforms, and major brands navigate challenges, secure top-tier media coverage, and protect reputations. In 2025, she Founded IT FACTOR Strategies -- a low overhead, boutique PR agency focused on working with founders and Series A to Series C companies to drive media coverage. Previously, she helped guide Robinhood through the GameStop saga and IPO, helped launch the leading music investment startup Jukebox (JKBX), and served as Discord's Global Head of Reputation & Policy Comms. Earlier in her career, she was a political appointee in the Obama-Biden Administration and served as a regional press secretary in the battleground state of Florida where her media strategies helped contribute to the campaign's 2x victory. She is seen quoted in news outlets such as CNBC, MONEY, Bloomberg, and WSJ. Jacqueline is a trusted partner to founders, board members, the media and policymakers. In 2022, while at Robinhood, she also served as a Georgetown University Adjunct Professor, teaching political campaign communications. Jacqueline mainly specializes in media outreach & strategy, IPO & financial communications, policy and business communications, crisis and reputation management, brand awareness, and executive thought leadership. She has a track record of killing negative news cycles and placing stories in outlets such as Business Insider, Fortune, The Verge, Forbes, WSJ, CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, Reuters, and many more. She enjoys helping companies own the narrative and protect credibility when the stakes are highest.