Katie Beirne Fallon | |
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White House Director of Legislative Affairs | |
In office January 1, 2014 –February 13, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Miguel Rodriguez |
Succeeded by | Amy Rosenbaum |
Personal details | |
Born | 1975or1976(age 47–48) [1] Cleveland,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Brian Fallon |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) London School of Economics (MA) Queen's University Belfast (MA) |
Katie Beirne Fallon is an American political advisor who served as the White House director of legislative affairs under President Barack Obama. [2]
Fallon was born and raised in Cleveland,Ohio. [3] She graduated first in her class at Magnificat High School and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1998 with a degree in government and international studies. She then studied comparative politics at Queen's University,Belfast and the London School of Economics,both on a Marshall Scholarship. [4] [5]
Before Fallon started her career in politics she worked in investment banking in New York City . [3]
Fallon served as White House Deputy Communications Director,Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Policy &Communications Center,and Legislative Director to Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer. [6] [3]
Fallon resigned as Director of Legislative Affairs on February 13,2016,and was succeeded by her former deputy,Amy Rosenbaum. [7]
In November 2016,she was appointed senior vice president and global head of corporate affairs at Hilton Hotels. [8]
In October 2020,it was announced that she is joining McDonald's as Chief Global Impact Officer. [9]
In 2022,Fallon joined Fidelity Investments. [10]
In 2012,she married to Brian Edward Fallon Jr., [11] whom she met at the DPCC,and who served as national press secretary to Hillary for America. [12] [13] They have twin boys and a girl. [14] [15]
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