Robert P. Hopkins

Mr. Hopkins has over 12 years of experience developing and executing strategic communications programs at senior executive levels in the federal government, at the national political level and in the high tech industry.

Presently, Mr. Hopkins serves as the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Washington, D.C. office for Phillips & Company, a global business development and strategic communications consulting firm.

Most recently, Mr. Hopkins served as the Chief of Strategic Communications at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) where he directed the Offices of Communications Planning, Education, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Affairs. He also created and served as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Communications Planning (OCP), which provides long-term strategic communications messaging and planning across NASA program offices, mission directorates and centers. Previously, Hopkins served as senior advisor to NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale.

Prior to joining NASA, Hopkins served in other leadership roles at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hopkins also held management roles with several strategic communications firms working in the high-tech sector and worked with several political campaigns.

A Navy veteran, Hopkins earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland and a Masters degree from the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. He lives in Bethesda, MD with his wife and two young sons.