Tony Fratto — formerly a deputy White House press secretary to President George W. Bush and co-founder of Hamilton Place Strategies (now Penta Group) — will join Goldman Sachs as a partner and global head of corporate communications, reporting to chief of staff John Rogers.

Why it matters: According to a memo obtained by The New York Times, Fratto was brought on “to protect and enhance Goldman Sachs’ reputation."

What we're watching: Strategic communications and brand reputation appear to be a priority for the financial institution, especially as the U.S. economy teeters toward a potential recession.

• Fratto is the latest high-profile comms hire at the company, following Fiona Carter, Goldman's first chief marketing officer and Andrea Williams, head of media relations — both of whom were hired in the last two years — plus the recently announced promotion of Carey Halio as global head of investor relations and chief strategy officer.

• Kathy Baird left Nike to join The Washington Post as chief communications officer and Phil Zimmerman will manage domestic press communications.
• Allison Braley joins Bain Capital Ventures hired as partner and head of marketing.
• Accenture promoted Andrew J.P. Levy to the newly created role of chief corporate & government affairs officer.
• GE HealthCare hired Danielle Halstrom as chief communications and corporate marketing officer.
• Samantha Grimes will serve as chief communications and marketing officer at Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee.
• Hims & Hers hired Brian O'Shaughnessy as chief communications officer.
• Rubix appointed Sarah Merricks as chief marketing officer.
• Liz Carter joins Reputation as chief marketing officer.
• Mastercard promoted Will Tsang to senior vice president, global communications, and Raul Lopez to vice president, communications.
• Memo tapped Stack Overflow & HackerOne alum Katrina Dene to become its first head of communications.
• Kristen Hall returned to CBS Studios as executive vice president of communications and Hugo Rojo was promoted to executive director of communications.
• Lindsay Hamilton joined Amazon Books as principal, corporate communications.
• Chris Howard is now executive vice president, external affairs at Swisher International.
• Gary Nuzzi joined CVS Health as vice president of public affairs.
• Citi hired Emily Chasan as senior vice president, ESG and sustainability communications, and Leslie Hart joined the enterprise internal communications team as editor-in-chief.
• Sean McCormack joined Chevron as vice president, communications.
• Yahoo! named Sarah Smith as head of internal communications.
• Daniel Knight is head of U.S. federal policy communications at Cisco.
• Alex Habib was promoted to vice president of CSR & sustainability communications & engagement for L’Oréal.
• Red Ventures Travel named Becca Manheimer as vice president, communications.
• NBC alum Lauren Skowronski joined Snap Inc. as senior director of internal communications.
• Marina Hoffmann Norville joined Rivian as senior director, corporate communications.
• Alex Rosenwald joined The Hill as senior director, communications.
• Norfolk Southern Corp. promoted Tom Crosson to senior director, strategic communications.
• PBS promoted Lauren Fabijanski to director, employee communications.
• Kisha Allison joined Prudential Financial as director, communications.
• Pepsico alum Mitchell Craft joined Pivot Bio as director, communications.
• Sarah Keller departs the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to serve as director of government communications at Intel.
• Chris Hansen joined Best Egg as director, content and communications.
• Jaime Saberito joined Macy's as director, corporate and company-wide communications.
• XFL hired Matt Mallian as director, team communications and media relations for Arlington.
• Sonali Batra is director, global communications for Sam's Club.
• Jalen Drummond joined GoFundMe as director, public affairs.
• Headspace Health hired Hannah Foley as corporate communications manager.
• Sun Country Airlines named Amanda Theisen as senior communications manager and Amanda Meier as communications specialist.
• Upwork hired Emily Hiett as an internal communications manager.
• Hannah Dithrich joined Audible's impact communications team.

• Maria Comella — an Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie alum who most recently served as head of public affairs for CLEAR and WeWork — launched a new strategic communications and issue advocacy firm, Comella & Co.
• Penta Group hired Armand Gadoury as chief revenue officer, Cocheiska Pearce as vice president of revenue operations, and Scott Elder, Marisol Garibay and Kris Havens as managing directors. 
• Edelman hired Warren Fernandez as Asia Pacific CEO.
• Grayling appointed Bob Conrad as executive vice president and Alla Shkiler as senior vice president.
• FleishmanHillard hired Maggie McClain as senior vice president, corporate reputation.
• Conde Nast alum Carly Holden joined Risa Heller Communications as senior vice president.
• DittoPR named Shenetta Johnson as senior vice president and head of consumer and diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Quad hired Alicia Alston as vice president, external communications.
• Carrie Winans joined Hill+Knowlton as vice president, professional and financial services.
• Rubenstein named Teresa Brady as vice president.
• Natalie Giordano joined Invariant as director, external communications.
• Lauren Marshall joined FGS Global as a director and Jacqlyn Schneider will serve as partner in the firm’s food and agriculture practice.
• Jennifer Myers has joined Purple Strategies as a communications lead.
• Sarah Geist is a senior account manager at SHIFT Communications.
• RW Jones Agency promoted Maggy Ralbovsky to president and managing director and hired Sarah Goldfarb as managing director of social media and digital content.
• Signal Group named Blake Androff as chair, public affairs and promoted Kathleen Van De Wille to vice president, Julian Graham and Mary Taylor to senior manager and Diana Rahmani to manager.

• Jonathan Powell is a senior adviser and speechwriter for deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman.
• Department of Housing and Urban Development has brought on Christina Wilkes as press secretary and De’Marcus Finnell as deputy press secretary.
• Jack Miller is deputy director, communications, at the Office of Personnel Management. 
• Natalie Morgan joined Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) as press secretary; Eduardo Carrizosa is deputy press secretary for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.); and Kara Zupkus is communications director for Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas).
• Stefanie Johnson was promoted to acting senior vice president, communications and external engagement, at Export-Import Bank of the United States.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promoted Jerrel McBride Thomas to lead health communication specialist.
• Deseret Management Corporation's senior vice president of Global Communications, Aaron Sherinian, has taken on the additional role of CEO at the Radiant Foundation.
• IHRSA named Jeffrey Solsby as senior vice president of communications.
• Raffi Williams joined the Managed Funds Association as vice president, communications.
• Melissa Harrison was promoted to vice president of communications at Consumer Technology Association.
• Mortgage Bankers Association named Caitlin Groves as director, communications and standards adoption.
• The Atlantic Council named Rich Davidson as director, strategic communication.
• Lauren Waldron is director, communications, for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform.
• Antonio De Loera-Brust joined the United Farm Workers as communications director.

• ABC News: Matt Rivers joined as a correspondent, based in Mexico City.
• Axios: Maya Goldman will cover health policy; Maddy Mendoza joined Axios Local to cover San Antonio; McKenzie Rankin is a lifestyle reporter for Axios Local Charlotte; and Sam Allard will launch Axios' Cleveland newsletter.
• CNN: Nicole Goodkind is the lead writer of the Before the Bell newsletter; Josh Campbell, Stephen Gutowski, Jennifer Mascia and Abené Clayton join the new Guns in America beat; Jalen Brown has joined the race and equality team; and Axios' Sara Fischer is an on-air media contributor.
• Bloomberg: John Stepek joined Bloomberg UK to write the Money Distilled newsletter; Davide Scigliuzzo is senior editor covering private credit; and Jessica Menton is an equities reporter.
• The Boston Globe: Jackie Kucinich joins as Washington bureau chief and Odie Henderson is the new film critic.
• Buzzfeed: Mark Yarm joined as a tech editor.
• Financial Times: Nikou Asgari is the digital markets correspondent and Oliver Telling is the industry correspondent covering global supply chains.
• Foreign Policy: Rishi Iyengar joined as a staff reporter.
• Fortune: Anne Sraders will co-author the Term Sheet newsletter
• Fox Business: Kathryn Meyers has joined as a producer.
• Huffington Post: Shruti Rajkumar will cover breaking news.
• The Information: Ann Gehan will cover e-commerce.
• Insider: Joi-Marie McKenzie will serve as editor-in-chief of the life division.
• The Los Angeles Times: Lindsay Blakely joined as deputy business editor.
• Money: Mallika Mitra joined as an investing editor.
• MSNBC/NBC News: Daysia Tolentino will cover culture and trends; Andrew Ross Sorkin will host "Special Report" on NBC News Now; David Siegel is a producer for “The Beat With Ari Melber;” and Lizzie LeBow is a booking producer for “Alex Witt Reports.” 
• The New York Times: Rick Rojas is the Atlanta bureau chief; Megha Rajagopalan joined as an international correspondent; Ravi Mattu is managing editor of DealBook; Lowen Liu is deputy editor of The Upshot; Annie-Rose Strasser is executive producer of Opinion audio; Lindsay Zoladz joined as a pop music critic; Evelyn Larrubia is an investigative reporter covering tech and business; Vivian Nereim is the Gulf bureau chief; Dagny Salas joined as deputy Metro editor.
• NPR: Aya Batrawy joined as a Middle East correspondent; Emmanuel Akinwotu joined as a West Africa correspondent; Giulia Heyward will works on the breaking news team; and Danielle Kaye is a Kroc fellow on the news desk.
• POLITICO: Jonathan Martin will lead the politics bureau.
• Rest of World: Anup Kaphle has been named editor-in-chief.
• The Ringer: Michael Pina joins a senior staff writer.
• Roll Call: Daniela Altimari will cover campaigns and elections.
• Rolling Stone: Marlow Stern joined as entertainment editor.
• The San Francisco Chronicle: Shira Stein joined as Washington correspondent.
• Semafor: Tom Chivers is the lead writer of the Flagship newsletter, Max Tani is covering media and Jordan Weissmann will be the Washington editor.
• Vanity Fair: Molly Jong-Fast will serve as a special correspondent, covering politics and American culture.
• The Wall Street Journal: Lillian Thomas will serve as mid-U.S. bureau chief; Lauren Thomas will cover M&A and shareholder activism; Aaron Tilley is moving from the Microsoft beat to cover Apple; David Uberti is now covering oil and commodity markets; Kathryn Dill is now overseeing "The Future of Everything Festival" as news editor; and Adolfo Flores joins as a national reporter based in Texas.
• The Washington Examiner: Samantha-Jo Roth will cover Congress.
• The Washington Post: Niha Masih was named breaking news reporter for the Seoul hub; Veronica Bautista is senior producer for Post Live; Beth Reinhard is a politics investigations reporter; and Brianna Sacks will cover extreme weather and natural disasters
• WIRED: Joel Khalili will cover crypto, web3 and fintech and Amanda Hoover will cover tech.