Rebecca weintraub- Biography

Rebecca Weintraub, PhDDr. Weintraub is an author andEmeritaClinical Professor of Communication atUSC in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Prior to her retirement, she directed the Master of Communication Management program and was the founder of the on-line version in 2010. She taught courses on strategic communication, consulting and change management.

Dr. Weintraub is a recognized expert in the fields of strategic communication, leadership and strategic communication. She provides consulting, facilitation, keynote speeches, and executive seminar services to organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.Her clients have included the Los Angeles Times,MGM, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Fox, AECOM, American Cancer Society,DCPublic Schools, the US Navy, European, African and Pacific Commands, the USC Keck Medical School, NRG, and the International Atomic Energy Agency,Department of Safeguards.

She has spent more than45years in areas a diverse as public speaking, strategic communication, strategic planning,  Leadership facilitation, change management, presentation development, executive coaching and organizational behavior. Prior to coming to the University of Southern California, she was on the communication faculty at Cal Poly Pomona, Director of CorporateCommunication at Hughes Electronics and a senior consultant at Towers Perrin.

Dr. Weintraub and Steven Lewis are the authors of the recently released business communication book entitled InCredible Communication: Uncover theInvaluable Art of Selling Yourself.

Dr. Weintraub received her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and her master’s andPh.D. degrees fromUSC. She roots for whomever is winning at half time. She and her husband are owned by Coco, a terribly intelligent and cute Maltipoo.