Education Sullivan was born in
Evergreen Park, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science in management from
Purdue University and earned an
MA in mass communication from
Iona College,
New Rochelle, New York. He serves as an advisor to
The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.
Professional career Before his role in the White House, Sullivan was assistant secretary for communications at the
Department of Education. He had previously worked as a chief spokesperson and media relations executive at
NBC Universal. He has a background in sports
public relations for NBC and prior to that for the
Dallas Mavericks of the
National Basketball Association. Sullivan was recognized five times by the media as Outstanding Public Relations Director in the NBA's Western Conference and received the NBA's 2004 Splaver/McHugh Tribute to Excellence Award. In January 2009, he was replaced by
Ellen Moran when President
Barack Obama took office. Following his departure from the White House Sullivan founded Kevin Sullivan Communications, a strategic communications consulting firm. He was a frequent guest co-host of "Polioptics," during the political communications show's run on SiriusXM's POTUS channel. ==Publications==