Mark Corallo (born February 8, 1966)[1] is an American political communications and public relations professional, who is the co-founder and co-principal of Corallo Comstock.[2] A Republican, he formed Corallo Media Strategies, a public relations firm.[3] He was the communications director for the U.S. Department of Justice under Attorney GeneralJohn Ashcroft,[4] and later became a senior adviser with The Ashcroft Group.[5]