Michelle Selesky Giuda (born Michelle Mai Selesky; February 18, 1985)[1] is an American businessperson and former government official.
As of 2021, she serves on the advisory board for USAGM and the current CEO of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. She was Executive Vice President of Geopolitical Strategy and Risk at the Weber Shandwick public affairs firm.[2] She has served as United States Assistant Secretary of State and acting Under Secretary of State, where she led the largest restructuring of the U.S. State Department in 20 years.[3] She is an NCAAgymnastics champion.
In 2000, Giuda won the California high school state championship in floor exercise and placed second in the all-around competition. She competed one year in high school, then exclusively trained and competed at the Club level. She trained at the National Gymnastics Training Center in Aliso Viejo, California.[1]
In 2009, Giuda was featured in a UCLA television advertising campaign highlighting student-athletes.[6]
Professional career
She worked for five years as a senior member of former Speaker Newt Gingrich's communication team including time as the National Deputy Press Secretary for his 2012 presidential campaign.
PR News named her one of the 30 Under 30 Rising Stars in 2015.[7]
In 2018, Giuda was the Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Communications for Weber Shandwick, the youngest member of their 21-person Global Leadership Team. That year, the Asian American Business Development Center named her one of the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business."[8]
In March 2020, Giuda became Executive Vice President of Geopolitical Strategy and Risk at Weber Shandwick.[2]
Giuda joined the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue in 2022 first as director, and then became its CEO.[16]
In 2023, Giuda was nominated by President Biden[17] to serve on the bipartisan International Broadcasting Advisory Board of the U.S. Agency for Global Media which was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[18]