Jay Rosser, M.A.

About

Jay Rosser is a Texas Tech University alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He is also vice president, public affairs for T. Boone Pickens and his investment firm, BP Capital. He helps coordinate the media, legislative, and philanthropic aspects of Mr. Pickens' initiatives. In this role, he has helped manage "The Pickens Plan," a $100 million grassroots multimedia effort launched in July 2008 intended to raise awareness of the danger of U.S. dependence on foreign oil and bring solutions to bear. The campaign has won numerous awards including the Association of Political Consultants' Public Affairs Campaign of the Year ("Pollie Award") and Campaign & Elections Politics Magazine Reed Award for best use of social networking technology. That campaign was also recognized by the Holmes Group, an industry leading public relations trade organization, as the Best Public Affairs Campaign of the Year.

Jay's other work includes nearly 10 years as a news reporter, a stint as a gubernatorial press secretary in Texas, and as the communications director for Koch Industries, the nation's largest privately held company.