Jon Kuhl

Jon Kuhl serves as the Executive Director of Communications and Marketing at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, where he also teaches a course on effective advocacy communication. Prior to joining the McCourt School, Kuhl worked at the National League of Cities (NLC), where he managed the 14-person communications and marketing department and worked extensively with mayors and city council members throughout the country on issues impacting local governments.

Jon previously worked for the city of Washington, DC, including serving as chief of external affairs for the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, where he oversaw communications, community engagement, and legislative affairs. During the pandemic, he was responsible for the creation of the department’s emergency regulations and assisted Mayor Muriel Bowser’s ReOpen DC Advisory Group by working with the food and restaurant industry to draft a set of recommendations aimed at guiding the city’s safe, phased reopening. He has also held senior public affairs and lobbying roles at the Civitas Public Affairs Group, Credit Suisse, and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Originally from Syracuse, NY, Jon holds a master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree in Government from Hamilton College.