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Tod Hullin is senior vice president of Public Policy for The Boeing Company, the world's leading aerospace company. He is a member of the company's Executive Council. In this position, he leads the company's worldwide public policy efforts, including all U.S. federal, state and local government liaison operations for Boeing.
Hullin has extensive public policy experience in both the public and private sectors--in the aerospace, pharmaceutical and entertainment industries, as well as in the U.S. government.
He joined Boeing in September 2003 and served as the company's senior communications executive. He has had overall responsibility for public relations, executive and employee communications, advertising and branding, and international communications.
Prior to joining Boeing, Hullin held the senior public policy position at Vivendi Universal. Previously, he had served as the senior global public policy and communications officer for The Seagram Company, Time Warner and SmithKline Beecham.
At Vivendi Universal, Hullin served as executive vice president, Global Public Policy and North American Communications, from 2000 to 2002. He had responsibility for identifying, assessing and defining legislative and regulatory issues worldwide; and for initiating action plans to advance the interests of the company. In addition, he was responsible for assessing issues, opinions and attitudes about the company, its products, strategy, services, performance and practices; and for developing comprehensive communications programs to reach target audiences.
He served as the senior global communications and public policy executive for The Seagram Company from 1998 to 2000 and for Time Warner, 1991 to 1997. From 1983 to 1991, Hullin served in the senior public policy and communications position for global pharmaceutical company SmithKline Beecham and as the senior communications leader for Searle Pharmaceuticals. He was vice president of the Interstate General Corporation from 1977 to 1983.
Hullin began his professional career in 1969 in the Executive Office of the President as a member of the White House staff. He moved to the White House Domestic Council staff in 1971 and to the Domestic Council for Housing and Community Development in 1974.
In 1976 he was appointed the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs. He was the second-ranking executive charged with developing, coordinating, managing and monitoring the worldwide external and internal communications plans for the Department of Defense. In this capacity, he also served as official spokesman at news conferences and briefings.
At Boeing, Hullin is a member of the company's Corporate Contributions Committee and Intellectual Property Board.
Hullin graduated from the University of Washington in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in business. He was born in 1943 and is married. | 