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Robert Bluey

VP, Communications · Heritage Foundation

VP, Communications at Heritage Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$309K

Who this is

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Reported as VP, Communications of Heritage Foundation, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $309K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President & Executive Editor of Daily Signal Institute — $125K.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Robert Bluey is an American conservative blogger and journalist who served as Vice President of Communications at The Heritage Foundation from 2020–2024, playing a key role in shaping the organization's marketing, messaging, and media strategy. He is also the founding editor and currently President of The Daily Signal, Heritage's multimedia news organization, which launched in 2014.

Prior to joining Heritage in 2007, Bluey was a reporter and editor in Washington, D.C., notably at Cybercast News Service where he challenged the authenticity of documents used by CBS News in the "Rathergate" controversy. He graduated from Ithaca College with a bachelor's degree in journalism and holds a Certificate in Management from Georgetown University.

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Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2020–2024
Education
  • Georgetown University (Certificate in Management) · Ithaca College (Bachelor's in Journalism)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Heritage Foundation VP, Communications · $133.9M revenue · Washington, DCTO FORMULATE AND PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, TRADITIONAL…pay $272K → $185KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$185Kreported comp
Daily Signal Institute President & Executive Editor · $3.6M revenue · Washington, DCTO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS, REPORTERS, AND EDITORS, AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRODUCING NONPARTISAN NEWS AND EDITORIAL CONTENT…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$125Kreported comp

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Serves alongside

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$683K
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$546K
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$465K
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$444K
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Chief Advancement Officer · FY2024
$368K
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Distinguished Fellow · FY2024
$358K
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VP, Domestic Policy · FY2024
$352K
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$314K
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Sr. Fellow · FY2023
$314K
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VP, Inst. for Constitutional Gov't · FY2024
$310K
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Distinguished Fellow in Economic Policy · FY2022
$310K
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Director, Project 2025 · FY2023
$295K

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