# Lin-Hua Wu

> Lin-Hua Wu is General Motors' executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, responsible for aligning the automaker's brand and reputation across paid, earned, and owned media. A Stanford-trained lawyer who moved into high-stakes communications, she has held leadership roles at Kekst, Brunswick, Square, Dropbox, Google, and GM, while also serving on the Stellar Development Foundation board and Stanford Law School's Board of Visitors.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at General Motors
- **Organizations:** General Motors, Google, Dropbox, Square, Brunswick Group, Kekst and Company, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Stellar Development Foundation, Stanford Law School
- **Education:** B.A. in International Relations, Stanford University, J.D., Stanford Law School
- **Known for:** Leads GM's integrated global marketing and communications strategy across paid, earned and owned media., Advanced from corporate law into more than two decades of communications and marketing leadership., Served on Dropbox's executive team and oversaw global communications, brand marketing and analyst relations.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Began her career as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.
- **2004-2012** — Worked at Kekst and Company, becoming a managing director in financial and event-driven communications.
- **2013-2015** — Served as a partner at Brunswick Group.
- **2015-2016** — Led corporate communications at Square, now Block.
- **2016-2021** — Joined Dropbox and rose to chief communications officer, overseeing communications, brand marketing and analyst relations.
- **2020** — Joined the board of the Stellar Development Foundation.
- **2021-2023** — Served as Google's vice president of global communications and public affairs.
- **2023** — Joined General Motors as senior vice president and chief communications officer and began serving on Stanford Law School's Board of Visitors.
- **2025** — Added GM's marketing organization to her remit as senior vice president and chief communications and marketing officer.
- **2026** — Appointed executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer at General Motors.

## Achievements

- Leads GM's integrated global marketing and communications strategy across paid, earned and owned media.
- Advanced from corporate law into more than two decades of communications and marketing leadership.
- Served on Dropbox's executive team and oversaw global communications, brand marketing and analyst relations.
- Appointed to the Stellar Development Foundation board in 2020.
- Serves on Stanford Law School's Board of Visitors.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — GM appointed Wu executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer.
- **2025-11** — Wu assumed leadership of GM's newly combined marketing and communications organization.
- **2023-08** — Wu joined GM as senior vice president and chief communications officer and began service on Stanford Law School's Board of Visitors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gm.com/company/leadership.detail.html/Pages/bios/global/en/corporate-officers/Lin-Hua-Wu
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlinhuawu

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Last updated: 2026-08-17