Director of External Communications and Government Relations
swald@illinois.edu
Session: Finding Our Footing: Pivoting Communications in Unprecedented Times
Time: April 9th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Steve Wald is Director of External Communications and Government Relations for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He provides leadership and strategy across the college’s government relations and stakeholder engagement efforts and is an active member of the University of Illinois System’s Council on Governmental and External Relations. Steve previously served as government relations and communications director for University of Illinois Extension and held leadership roles with the Prairie Research Institute, California Hydropower Reform Coalition, and Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority. He holds a Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School at the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.