Publicist, business strategist and Boston native Jessicah Pierre is joining Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office on Jan. 3 as chief communications officer.
“Pierre will lead the City’s press, speechwriting, digital and photography teams, sharing the Wu Administration’s vision to build an equitable, connected city,” Wu’s office announced Wednesday morning.
Pierre was press secretary for Wu’s mayoral campaign, and previously handled communications in Wu’s city council office. In July 2019, she founded J. Pierre Communications Agency. Last year, she spent five months as director of strategic communications for the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts. In 2019 and 2020, Pierre was a columnist for the Dorchester Reporter. And for four years beginning in June 2016, she was founder and CEO of Queens Company, a Boston-based “network for women of color actively seeking to advance their lifestyles” that hosted events promoting personal growth, health, wellness, professional development and financial empowerment.
“I am humbled by the opportunity to join Mayor Wu’s administration and serve the city that I love,” said Pierre. “As a Boston resident, I understand the barriers that many of our neighbors face in getting access to critical information in a culturally competent way. I am looking forward to leading an inclusive communications department that is reflective of our city’s diversity to carry out a vision that brings our communities together, and provides the much needed change that Boston residents deserve.”
Pierre, a Dorchester resident, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2013.
