Caitlin Hayden

Caitlin Hayden is the Vice President of Communications at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), leading the organization’s outreach and communications functions. She joined AIA from Edelman, where she served as an Executive Vice President overseeing the media practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Before Edelman, Hayden served as a Special Assistant to President Obama and the National Security Council (NSC) Spokesperson. During her time at the White House and before, for nearly 15 years, she was a career civil servant at the Department of State, focused on press, speechwriting and South and Central Asia policy.