Kristen Cullen

As VP of Global Policy & Public Affairs at Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), Kristen leads efforts related to global public policy, state government relations, public affairs, community relations, and siting.

She led the global siting search for the world’s first fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, and previously led the siting process for CFS' commercial fusion campus and headquarters, now in Devens, MA.

Prior to CFS, she was a senior vice president for the public affairs practice at Rasky Partners, where she developed and implemented communications, public affairs, and government relations strategies for a range of clients specifically in regulated industries.

Cullen also has worked in the Massachusetts Statehouse, and as a campaign manager and communications director on federal, state, and local political campaigns.

She started her career as a reporter working for local ABC and NBC affiliates. Her reporting experience includes covering the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire Primary leading up to the 2008 Presidential Campaign. Her reporting has appeared nationally on CNN, ABC, and GMA.

Cullen earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Wheaton College, and a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College.