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Forum Welcomes Laura Peavey to Communications Team
Former House Financial Services Committee communications director to serve in key role working with media and external stakeholders
Washington, D.C. – The Financial Services Forum announced that Laura Peavey today has joined the organization as Director of Media and Outreach.
“Laura has a clear wealth of financial policy knowledge and a strong communications background after working for nearly a decade on Capitol Hill in leading communications roles,” Forum President and CEO Kevin Fromer said. “We are excited for her to join the Forum team representing the nation’s largest banks in Washington.”
Peavey previously was the Communications Director of the House Financial Services Committee, where she served as the primary, on-the-record spokeswoman for Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and the majority members of the committee. In that role she worked with members of the media across the country, developed communications strategies to build awareness about legislative priorities, and managed the communications team. She led the committee’s communications response during a number of defining moments, including the Covid pandemic, the GameStop short squeeze, the FTX collapse, the March 2023 banking turmoil, debt ceiling negotiations, and Chairman McHenry’s service as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Prior to her role on the committee, Peavey served as press secretary for the House Rules Committee, as deputy press secretary for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and as a press assistant for Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX).
A Texas native, she holds a degree from The Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
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