
Geoff Leavenworth was Chief Communications Officer for The University of Texas at Austin from 2011 to 2015. During that time he directed communication strategy, marketing and brand initiatives, digital platforms, and presidential communications. His group was also responsible for fundraising communications during the final year and a half of the Campaign for Texas, the UT capital campaign that surpassed its goal in 2014 by raising $3.1 billion.
He began his career at The University of Texas as chief speechwriter for the president. He headed presidential communications for four UT presidents and served as Executive Director of the Commission of 125, a two-year strategic planning effort to evaluate the university, set goals for the 25 years ahead, and make recommendations.
As a journalist, he covered the space program and other subjects for Time and was a contributor to The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and many other publications. He also served as Associate Editor and Houston Bureau Chief for Texas Business magazine. For many years he was a restaurant critic for Texas Monthly. He has written extensively on business, higher education, food, and travel.
He contributes essays to publications such as The New York Times and Texas Monthly and helps organizations with communications strategy and writing.
At the age of 10, he was editor and publisher of The Bayou Press, which covered the happenings of his neighborhood on Dickinson Bayou in Galveston County.
He began his career at The University of Texas as chief speechwriter for the president. He headed presidential communications for four UT presidents and served as Executive Director of the Commission of 125, a two-year strategic planning effort to evaluate the university, set goals for the 25 years ahead, and make recommendations.
As a journalist, he covered the space program and other subjects for Time and was a contributor to The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and many other publications. He also served as Associate Editor and Houston Bureau Chief for Texas Business magazine. For many years he was a restaurant critic for Texas Monthly. He has written extensively on business, higher education, food, and travel.
He contributes essays to publications such as The New York Times and Texas Monthly and helps organizations with communications strategy and writing.
At the age of 10, he was editor and publisher of The Bayou Press, which covered the happenings of his neighborhood on Dickinson Bayou in Galveston County.