40 Under 40: Jennifer Forkish, Vice President of Corporate Communications, Caesars Entertainment

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Jennifer Forkish

After earning a degree in political science from the University of Arizona, Jennifer Forkish was working in her hometown at Los Angeles City Hall when she got her first taste of the communications field.

“I saw the work the communications director was doing and I was intrigued,” Forkish said. “I loved how he mixed in the adrenaline of working with the media with intellectual issues like public safety and budgeting while weaving it into a story people cared about. When he left to take another job, I was selected to take his place and I’ve never looked back.”

Forkish joined Caesars Entertainment as vice president of corporate communications in 2016.

“I oversee all aspects of companywide messaging with traditional, digital and social media on topics such as development, online sports betting, earnings and corporate social responsibility,” said Forkish, who also oversees crisis management for the corporate office and senior management as well for more than 50 Caesars Entertainment properties.

Forkish, who served on the board of NPR, recently took the lead on two major projects, including the company’s announcement of a first-of-its-kind sponsorship with the NFL and Caesars as the first founding partner of Las Vegas Stadium, the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders.

“It was truly a career highlight to announce Caesars as the first ever official casino-partner of the NFL,” Forkish said. “Over the next few months, we have major announcements in the works and we’ll continue to announce major developments with our existing partners.”

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