Juleanna Ruth Glover (born September 27, 1969)[1] is an American corporate public affairs consultant, entrepreneur, former
Republican lobbyist, and political strategist.[2][3][4] She is founder and CEO of Ridgely Walsh, a public and governmental affairs agency that advises
Silicon Valley companies, including
Google,
Snap,
Oracle,
eBay,
First Solar,
Uber, and
SpaceX.[5][6]
Glover started working for Senator
John Ashcroft (R-Missouri) in 1996 when he was a freshman senator and helped him explore a bid for the
2000 presidential election.[3] Ashcroft chose not to run for president, so Glover became press secretary for businessman
Steve Forbes, whose campaign ended before the Republican Party convention.[3]
Glover also worked as the Publicity Director for The Weekly Standard; and as legislative director for the Project for the Republican Future.[14]
White House service
Ms. Glover served as senior staff for President
George W. Bush and as Press Secretary for Vice President
Dick Cheney.[3] Glover also served as the registered government affairs advisor for Iraq's first post-Saddam Hussein ambassador to the United States,
Samir Sumaidaie.[12] She is a former term member of the
Council on Foreign Relations.[12]
Glover has worked as a public affairs consultant since leaving the White House in 2002.[3] Glover was a Director at Clark & Weinstock, one of the top public and government affairs firms in the country. She then co-founded
the Ashcroft Group, LLC along with former U.S. Attorney General,
John Ashcroft.[16][12]
In 2007, Glover was a senior advisor in Senator
John McCain's 2008 bid for the White House, traveling with him throughout the primary season.[13]
In 2015 and 2021, Washingtonian magazine listed Glover as one of Washington's most powerful women,[17][18] as did Elle in 2012.[19] In 2011, The New York Times described Glover as the "consummate political insider", and in 2012, Bloomberg News described in her profile: "[S]he brings Washington power players together in a way others can’t match. If you’re looking for the right introduction in D.C., you need to know Juleanna Glover."[20]
In 2013, Glover was a signatory to an
amicus curiae brief submitted to the
U.S. Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage via the
Hollingsworth v. Perry case.[21] Also that year, Ms. Glover became Managing Director of
Teneo Intelligence. In accordance with Teneo's policy of not engaging in lobbying activity, Glover fully deregistered as a lobbyist prior to joining.[13]
In early 2015, Glover transitioned to a senior advisor at
Teneo Holdings and began work at her new firm, The Office of Juleanna Glover, with a full transition in January 2016.[1][2]
In May 2018, leaked notes written by
Paul Manafort indicated that Glover had been mentioned at the June 2016
Trump Tower meeting.[22]
In 2018, she founded Ridgely Walsh, a public affairs firm in
DC.[1] The firm is known to advise some of the most important technology companies in the world.[5] After
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it started providing pro bono PR assistance for Ukraine as well.[23] The firm's senior director and Ukrainian national Veronika Velch (V. Kruglashova)[24][25] worked to connect members of the media with Ukrainian citizens and government officials.[26] "We’re honored to support our longtime Ukrainian colleague in her volunteer work to help her country," Glover told
Politico on the matter.[26]
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Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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"Lovebirds No Longer". Washington Post.
Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2019.