Rick Jasculca

For over four decades, Rick Jasculca has been a leader in the field of strategic communications and special events management, first as an executive of an independent Chicago-based public relations firm, and, since, 1981, as CEO of public affairs firm of Jasculca Terman. 

Independent of his career path in strategic communications, Rick has twice served as a special consultant to The White House—first as both Press Lead and Lead Advance to the Carter White House, then for eight years as Senior Lead Advance to both President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the latter capacity, Rick served as White House Project Coordinator for the 1994 Summit of the Americas in South Florida, the Wye River Middle East Peace Talks  and the inaugural Save America’s Treasures Tour; Advance Lead for The President for the G-8 Summits in Naples, Italy-Birmingham, England-and Okinawa, Japan; and Advance Lead for the First Lady for Hillary’s Clinton first solo overseas trip to India, as well as her historic 1995 speech at the UN Women’s Conference in Beijing.

Rick continues to organize international missions, both for former President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center, as well as for The Elders, a group of high profile elder statesmen and women who work together on some of the most intractable global problems, from the Middle East to Darfur.

In his capacity of CEO for JT, Rick provides strategic counsel at the highest level to many of the firm’s corporate, institutional, not-for-profit and governmental clients.

What is Rick’s favorite Chicago restaurant?

Rick enjoys dining at Phil Stefani’s 437 Rush.