Jia-Rui Cook is senior communications officer for the public affairs team. In this role, she helps elevate the voice of the foundation and our partners to expand visibility, influence, engagement, and impact.
Prior to joining Cal Wellness, she worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she served as Supervisor of News Events & Projects, overseeing campaigns to tell the story of some of the space agency’s biggest missions. With more than 20 years of experience in communications and journalism, she has also served as a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and as editor-in-chief at Zócalo Public Square, a Cal Wellness grantee partner.
Cook received a master’s in English literature from Oxford University and a bachelor’s in American history and literature from Harvard University.