Erin Kathleen McPike (born June 28, 1983) is a public relations executive for Facebook. She started her career as a political consultant and journalist. She has worked for

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, '' National Journal'', and RealClearPolitics.

Early life and education

She was born on June 28, 1983, in

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, Ohio, the daughter of Richard and Amy McPike ('' née'', Burrill), where she graduated from Sycamore High School in 2001. McPike obtained her

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with honors from American University in

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in 2005, majoring in political science and journalism.

Career

She started her journalism career at '' National Journal'', where she was a writer, and moved on to

, being a reporter for the network. McPike went back to ''National Journal'', where she served as their political reporter. Her next position was national political reporter for RealClearPolitics, before going on to

as a correspondent for the channel. She later worked on the press team for former Starbucks CEO

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as he explored an independent presidential campaign.

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