Daniel Paulling

Daniel Paulling is an award-winning digital strategist and communications leader. He's the Senior Director, Corporate Communications at U.S. Masters Swimming, where he sits on the senior leadership team. Throughout his career, he's led internal, external, and executive communications strategies that drive engagement and accomplish business results, and served as a strategic advisor to C-suite executives on crisis communications, real-time issues management, and brand reputation. Daniel has integrated AI into communications workflows to accelerate research, content development, and productivity while maintaining the human judgment, editorial standards, and strategic thinking that effective communications demand. Before moving into corporate communications, he covered the NFL, MLB, and college athletics, and has been published by The New York Times, ESPN, and USA Today.