Ken Lisaius

Ken Lisaius, Senior Advisor, counsels Curley’s public affairs practice. He is a senior public affairs and communications executive with over 25 years of leadership experience. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Communications at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Prior to NRECA, Ken was the Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at CLEAR, the secure identity company that is best known for its biometric identity verification in airports and venues across the U.S.

He spent more than eight years at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, serving as Senior Advisor and Senior Vice President of Communications. During his tenure, he led BIO’s award-winning “Time is Precious” advocacy communications campaign.

Ken has extensive political campaign experience, working on U.S. Senate, U.S. House and Presidential campaigns. He was a Press Secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Media Affairs and later as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush.

He is a graduate of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

Ken lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, two daughters and their dog. He enjoys golf, politics and college football.

His favorite place in Washington, D.C. is the White House Rose Garden, where he proposed to his wife, Jennifer.