Hope Hicks

Hope Hicks
Name	Hope Hicks
Birth date	1988-10-21
Birth place	Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Public relations executive, political aide, model
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Communications director for the Trump administration

Hope Hicks is an American public relations executive and political aide who served as White House Communications Director and as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump. She began her career in modeling and corporate communications before joining the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and later the Trump administration. Hicks has been a frequent subject of media coverage for her roles in high-profile political events, congressional testimony, and post-administration legal matters.

Early life and education

Hicks was born in Greenwich, Connecticut and raised in Yorktown Heights, New York. She attended Glenville High School and later enrolled at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where she studied communication and participated in campus organizations. Her upbringing in a suburban Connecticut neighborhood and education in Texas preceded early work in modeling and public relations in New York City and Washington, D.C..

Modeling and public relations career

In her late teens and early twenties, Hicks modeled for agencies and brands, working in markets including Los Angeles, New York City, and Paris. Transitioning to corporate communications, she held positions at firms connected to fashion and public relations, collaborating with executives at agencies that served clients such as corporate brands and public figures. Her PR work placed her in contact with media organizations like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and CNN, and with public relations industry networks in Manhattan and Washington, D.C..

Work on the 2016 Trump campaign

Hicks joined the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump as a spokeswoman and communications aide, working alongside senior staff including Kellyanne Conway, Paul Manafort, Steve Bannon, and Jared Kushner. During the campaign she managed press requests, coordinated messaging for rallies at venues such as Wilmington, North Carolina and Mobile, Alabama, and worked with surrogates including Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump. Hicks became known for tight message discipline amid media scrutiny from outlets like The Washington Post, NBC News, ABC News, and for navigating controversies involving campaign staff and policy pronouncements during the run-up to the 2016 United States presidential election.

White House tenure

After the election, Hicks entered the White House communications apparatus, serving in roles including White House Director of Communications and Counselor to the President. She succeeded and worked with figures such as Anthony Scaramucci, Sean Spicer, Reince Priebus, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the West Wing. Hicks participated in briefings involving the United States Congress, engaged with committees including the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and handled communications during events like the 2017 Charlottesville protests and the administration’s policy announcements on immigration and trade that drew coverage from Reuters, Bloomberg, and Politico. She temporarily left and later returned to the White House, interacting with cabinet members including Rex Tillerson and Jeff Sessions and advisers such as Stephen Miller.

Post-White House activities and legal matters

Following her White House departure, Hicks worked in private sector communications for media and corporate clients, connecting with firms in New York City and consulting networks in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. She testified before congressional panels, including committees chaired by members such as Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler, addressing inquiries related to the 2016 campaign and contacts with foreign actors including individuals associated with Russia and diplomatic missions. Hicks was interviewed in investigations led by special counsel Robert Mueller and engaged with legal counsel in matters overseen by U.S. attorneys linked to offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. Post-administration, she signed deals with publishing houses and media entities and negotiated nondisclosure arrangements while remaining a figure in coverage by outlets such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.

Personal life and public image

Hicks’s personal life has included family ties in Greenwich, Connecticut and social circles spanning politics and fashion, with public attention from figures like Ivanka Trump and journalists at The New York Times Magazine. Her public image has been shaped by portrayals in biographies of the Trump era, profiles in publications such as Time (magazine), and depictions on television programs and in political commentary on networks like MSNBC and Fox News Channel. She has been portrayed in documentaries and dramatizations concerning the 2016 campaign and the Trump presidency, and remains a subject of ongoing reporting and analysis in outlets including The Washington Post and CBS News.

Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:American political consultants Category:People from Greenwich, Connecticut