Janine Hurty is the director of development for USC Annenberg and supports the advancement of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and USC Center for Public Relations. 

Prior to joining the Annenberg team, Hurty was the director of development for the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University. Her efforts established scholarships, programmatic support, and partnerships to support the college. 

In addition to her work in higher education, Hurty enjoyed a career in the nonprofit and political world. As the senior corporate development manager for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, she created strategic partnerships to ensure those facing food insecurity would receive critical nutritional support. From 2006 to 2016, Hurty built a career in political campaigning, consulting and fundraising working with candidates, PACs, and initiatives from city to federal campaigns.

Hurty holds a BA in Political Science from San Diego State University.