Caitlin Conant Profile
Caitlin Conant is an American Political Director working at The Walt Disney Company serving as the vice president of policy communications. Prior to working at The Walt Disney Company, she worked at CBS News where she was political director.
Caitlin Conant Wiki
Full Name: Caitlin O’Connor Dunn
Profession: Political Director
Nationality: American
Education: Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and the University of Notre Dame
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: Not Available
Age / How Old is Caitlin Conant?: Not Known
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.,
Country: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Caitlin Conant?: 5 feet 5 inches
Parents: Robert K. Dunn (dad) and Kathleen Fitzgerald Dunn (mom)
Husband: Roger Alexander Conant
Children: 1 son
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Caitlin Conant Career and Education
In 2000, she joined Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in 2004. She later joined the University of Notre Dame where she attained her Bachelor of Arts in 2008. Caitlin currently serves as the vice president of policy communications at The Walt Disney Company based in Washington, D.C. Prior to working at The Walt Disney Company, she worked at CBS News where she was political director. Prior to this role, she served as an executive director of communications at CBS News for DC Bureau and Face the Nation.
On joining CBS News, she started off by serving as a communication Director for DC Bureau and Face the Nation. During her tenure at CBS News reported directly to CBS News vice president and Washington bureau chief Christopher Isham and helped lead the network’s political and campaign coverage.
She collaborated closely with “Face The Nation” moderator John Dickerson, “Face The Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, and “Face The Nation” executive producer Mary Hager on editorial strategy and strategic branding. Conant also acted as the primary spokeswoman on national, research, and press access topics, and she focused on political and Capitol Hill outreach for the Washington Bureau. She also helped prepare and develop the media campaign won by CBS News throughout the 2016 election cycle.
Prior to working at CBS News, she worked at Marco Rubio for President where she served as the regional and surrogate communications director from January 2016 to March 2016. She had previously spent 3 years and 7 months working at Office of Sen. Rob Portman based in Washington D.C. where she served as a communications Director and Press Secretary. From October 2011 to July 2012, she worked at Office of Sen. Richard Burr where she served as a press secretary.
For 1 year and 9 months (from December 2009 to August 2011), Caitlin worked at Pawlenty for President where she served as a deputy press secretary and was scheduled for Governor Pawlenty for 1 year and 9 months. From December 2008 to December 2009, she worked at the Office of Sewn. John McCain where she served as a legislative correspondent based in Washington. She had previously spent less than a year working at McCain/Palin 2008 as a scheduler.
Caitlin Conant Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Husband
Conant was born in Washington, D.C., United States. Her age is not known for she has managed to keep her day, month, and year of birth private. Conant stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches. Conant is the daughter of Kathleen Fitzgerald Dunn and Robert K. Dunn of Gaithersburg, Md. Her father is a loan officer in the Bethesda, Md., office of McLean Mortgage, a mortgage brokerage. She is the daughter-in-law of Ingrid J. Conant and Roger R. Conant of Sunfish Lake, Minn. Her husband’s mother manages two soybean and corn farms in Lime Springs, Iowa, that she owns with her husband. Her father-in-law is the chairman and chief investment officer of Magni Asset Management in Minneapolis.
Conant is married to Roger Alexander Conant, the press secretary, in Washington, for Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican. The couple married on 31 May 2014 at the Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation in Washington. J. Michael Fitzgerald, her uncle, and a Catholic deacon officiated, with the Rev. David M. Fitz-Patrick, a Catholic priest, taking part. The couple has a son.
Caitlin Conant Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for CBS, Conant earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Conant has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.
Caitlin Conant CBS leaving CBS
Caitlin worked at CBS News from May 2016 till her departure in September 2021. She is currently working at The Walt Disney Company serving as the vice president of policy communications since March 2022.
Caitlin Conant CBS News
At CBS News Conant worked alongside;
- Jeffrey Pegues
- Jamie Yuccas
- Susan Zirinsky
- Mireya Villarreal
- Bill Whitaker
- Holly Williams
- Omar Villafranca
- Peter Van Sant
- Imtiaz Tyab
- Jonathan Vigliotti
- Tracy Smith
- Susan Spencer
- Bob Schieffer
- Serena Altschul