Shilpa Bakre

Shilpa Bakre currently serves as the Director of Media Relations & Reputation Management and the Director of Communications at Texas State University since January 2024. With extensive experience in communications, Shilpa has been the Principal Owner of Triage Communication since 2001, specializing in crisis, issues, and reputation management as well as media relations. Prior roles include Executive Director of Communications and Marketing at The University of Texas at Austin (April 2022 - August 2023), Interim Managing Director of Communications and Senior Director of Reputation & Issues Management at Carnegie Mellon University (June 2020 - March 2022), Communications Strategist in the President's Office at The University of Texas at Austin (November 2016 - June 2020), and Senior Communications Manager at Visit Austin (February 2013 - November 2016). Early career experience includes serving as Director of Media & PR at USA Boxing, Inc. (January 1997 - March 2001). Shilpa holds a Master of Public Affairs in Nonprofit & Philanthropic Studies from The LBJ School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Journalism with a Broadcast Sequence from The University of Texas at Austin.