Jason Rubin is a founding partner of ARC Strategies, a crisis communications and public relations consulting firm. Previously, Jason served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Agency Strategy in the Office of Governor JB Pritzker, overseeing the governor’s communications team. In this role, Jason managed more than 30 state agencies, navigating through countless crises and highlighting administration successes. He began his time with the governor as Deputy Communications Director on the 2018 campaign and had a hand in crafting every message and speech in the years that followed. Prior to his time with the governor, Jason held communications roles with the New York City government and on a U.S. Senate Campaign in Florida. Jason began his career in politics as the Director of Scheduling for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. He is a graduate of Vassar College with a degree in political science and lives in Lakeview with his husband and pup, Archie.