Full Name
Preya Samsundar
Job Title
Communications Director
Company
K2 & Company
Speaker Bio
Preya has spent nearly a decade telling stories through various lenses in the political field. A hardened communications professional, she has experience working in statewide and national politics.

Having worked with state parties, statewide candidates, and national campaigns from the Dakotas to Ohio, she has developed a deep understanding of how to navigate complex political landscapes and deliver results.

Throughout her career, she has constructed strategic communications plans, created compelling content, built and executed events to coalesce support for a number of political candidates, generate media narratives, and has prioritized building relationships with grassroots activists and the media.

Before joining K2, Preya spent five years on the regional team of the RNC where she supported candidates for statewide and federal office across the Midwest, and helped lead the national party’s state response throughout the 2020 Iowa caucuses. Before that, she spent time covering state politics as a journalist and worked on a few campaigns in Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with dual degrees in Political Science and Sociology, with a focus on Law, Crime, and Deviance and has her Masters in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University.
Preya Samsundar