By Kevin McCauley
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has hired Natalie Ravitz, communications and media relations director for New York City’s Dept. of Education, as chief of staff. She takes the post later this month.
At News Corp., Ravitz will rejoin NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein, who is spearheading the company’s drive into the education market and playing a lead role into the British phone hacking scandal.
Ravitz worked as a staffer for California Senator Barbara Boxer before moving to the Dept. of Ed in June 2010.
Chancellor Dennis Walcott called Ravitz “an integral part of my cabinet and close confidante” and praised her “sharp insight, strategic vision and commitment to advancing our education agenda.”
Ravitz considers News Corp. “one of the most dynamic companies in the world.” |