Jim Wilkinson (communications)
Jim Wilkinson | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Tenaha, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas at Arlington (BBA) Johns Hopkins University (MS) |
Jim Wilkinson (born 1970) is an American political advisor who served as the chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson during the George W. Bush administration. He had previously served in the White House as deputy communications director and as an aide to then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Overall, Wilkinson was a "well-traveled utility man for the Bush administration's PR team".
In 2011, he was portrayed in the HBO film Too Big to Fail by actor Topher Grace.
Wilkinson works as chairman and CEO of TrailRunner International, as well as the chairman of Mountain Lion Aviation, an airline based in Sierra Nevada region. He was previously the senior vice president and head of international corporate affairs for the Alibaba Group.