Johanna Maska is the CEO of Global Situation Room and the host of the Press Advance podcast. The podcast features bipartisan points of view and focuses on how to make progress in today's polarized political environment. She is a communications executive with expertise in crisis and risk. Maska served as White House Director of Press Advance for former President Barack Obama. She played a critical role on his first campaign and his first six years in office, overseeing the President’s image, traveling with him to almost every state, and to more than 40 countries. Maska has also worked in the top level of media organizations. She is currently a political contributor for NewsNation, America's fastest-growing cable news network.  She served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Los Angeles Times. She frequently appeared on Fox News, including as a host of Outnumbered. She’s a relied upon source by journalists and authored a number of thought-provoking editorials in a wide range of publications.