The White House deputy chief of staff is officially the top aide to the White House chief of staff,who is the senior aide to the president of the United States. The deputy chief of staff usually has an office in the West Wing and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the White House bureaucracy,as well as such other duties as the chief of staff assigns to them. In all recent administrations,there have been multiple deputy chiefs with different duties.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Evelyn May Lieberman was an American public affairs professional who,during the Clinton administration,became the first woman to serve as White House Deputy Chief of Staff,and was the first United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff,who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The staff work for and report directly to the president,including West Wing staff and the president's senior advisers. Almost all of the White House Office staff are political appointees of the president,do not require Senate confirmation and can be dismissed at the discretion of the president.
Bruce Reed is an American political advisor and non-profit administrator who was the president of the Broad Foundation. Prior to assuming that role in December 2013,he served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and as CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). On December 22,2020,it was announced that Reed would serve as a White House deputy chief of staff in the Biden administration,along with Jen O'Malley Dillon.
Michael C. Donilon is an American attorney and campaign consultant who is a longtime advisor to Joe Biden,the current President of the United States. He was the chief strategist of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and served in the same capacity in the 2024 presidential campaign before Biden dropped out of the race on July 21,2024. He was a senior advisor to Biden during the first three years of his presidency. Prior,Donilon was working as a partner at AKPD Message and Media. Between 2009 and 2013,he served as Counselor to Vice President Biden in the Obama administration. Before his White House appointment,Donilon worked with the vice-presidential candidate to help him prepare for the debates and as a traveling advisor.
Steven J. Ricchetti is an American political aide serving as a Counselor to the President under President Joe Biden. He was the chairman of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. Ricchetti previously served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Bill Clinton. In between stints in Democratic administrations,Ricchetti has worked as a lobbyist.
Jennifer Rene Psaki is an American television political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations,she served the Biden administration as the 34th White House press secretary until May 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served in the Obama administration as the White House deputy press secretary (2009);the White House deputy communications director (2009–2011);the spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2013–2015);and the White House communications director (2015–2017). Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020. As of March 2023,she hosts the talk-show Inside with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.
Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.
Shailagh Jane Murray is an American university administrator,former political aide and journalist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. She previously served as deputy chief of staff and communications director for Vice President Joe Biden.
Ricky "Rick" Allen Dearborn is an American government official and lobbyist who served as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative,Intergovernmental Affairs and Implementation in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for less than a year from 2017 to 2018. Prior to this role,he was the executive director of Donald Trump's presidential transition team and served in various positions on the U.S. Senate staff.
Jennifer Brigid O'Malley Dillon is an American political strategist serving as the campaign manager for Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign. She held a similar position with President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign.
Bharat Ramamurti is an American attorney and political advisor who served as the deputy director of the National Economic Council for manufacturing,innovation and domestic competitiveness from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as a member of the COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission,a congressional oversight body tasked with overseeing the Department of the Treasury's and the Federal Reserve Board's management of stimulus and loan programs mandated by the CARES Act.
Tyler Joseph"TJ"Ducklo is an American political advisor who served as senior advisor on the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign. He previously served as a special assistant to the president and White House junior deputy press secretary for the Biden administration from January 2021 until February 13,2021,when he resigned after threats he made to a reporter came to light. Ducklo previously worked as the national press secretary for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
Anthony Bernal is an American politician serving as a senior advisor to First Lady Jill Biden since 2020.
Julie Chávez Rodriguez is an American political rights activist and the campaign manager for Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign,transitioning to that role from President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign.
The presidential transition of Joe Biden began on November 7,2020,and ended on January 20,2021. Unlike previous presidential transitions,which normally take place during the roughly 10-week period between the election in the first week of November and the inauguration on January 20,Biden's presidential transition was shortened somewhat because the General Services Administration under the outgoing Trump administration did not recognize Biden as the "apparent winner" until November 23.
The Biden Foundation was a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the United States tax code that existed from 2017 to 2019. It was established by then former United States vice president Joe Biden and Jill Biden with the stated mission to "champion progress and prosperity for American families".
Ashley Danielle Etienne is an American political advisor who served as the communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris. She is the former communications director and senior advisor to Nancy Pelosi,the first woman and person of color to hold the position of Communications Director for the House Speaker. She was also a former special assistant to Barack Obama.
