Annie Tomasini | |
|---|---|
Tomasini in 2021 | |
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff | |
| In office February 9, 2024 –January 20, 2025 Served with Bruce Reed, Natalie Quillian | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Chief of Staff | Jeff Zients |
| Preceded by | Jen O'Malley Dillon |
| Succeeded by | Dan Scavino Beau Harrison |
| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| In office June 2023 –January 20,2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Neera Tanden |
| Succeeded by | Massad Boulos Elon Musk |
| Director of White House Oval Office Operations | |
| In office January 20,2021 –February 9,2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Ashley Williams |
| Preceded by | Nick Luna |
| Succeeded by | Richard Ruffner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Annie Tomasini 1980 (age 44–45) Boston,Massachusetts,United States [1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Boston University |
Annie Tomasini (born 1980) is an American political operative who served as a senior advisor and deputy chief of staff for President Joe Biden during his administration. A longtime aide to Biden,she became a senior advisor in June 2023 and added deputy chief of staff duties in February 2024,serving in both roles until January 2025. [2]
Tomasini is a 1998 graduate of the Boston Latin School. She graduated from Boston University in 2002, [3] [4] where she was the captain of the women's basketball team. [5]
Tomasini began her political career serving as press secretary for then-Senator Biden when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [6]
Tomasini left the vice president's office in 2011 to join Harvard University on the public affairs team,but returned to serve again in 2019. [3]
She played a pivotal role in Biden's 2020 presidential campaign as his Travelling Chief of Staff. Upon Biden assuming office as President,Tomasini joined his Executive Office staff;in 2023,she held the title of assistant to the president and senior adviser to the president and director of Oval Office operations. [7] She was named deputy chief of staff in February 2024,replacing Jen O'Malley Dillon,who left to join Biden's reelection campaign. [8] [9]
At the end of the Biden presidency,Tomasini was designated by Biden to raise funds for the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library. [10]