Zayn Siddique | |
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Principal Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
Assumed office September 30, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Director | Susan Rice Neera Tanden |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Princeton University (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Zayn Siddique is an American attorney and political advisor serving as the Principal Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. From 2021 to 2022,he was Senior Advisor to Bruce Reed,the White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden.
Siddique graduated from Hunter College High School in New York City. [1] He earned his bachelor's degree from Princeton University. [2] While at Princeton,he competed for the Princeton Debate Panel and won the American Parliamentary Debate Association's 2009 Team of the Year award. [3] After completing his undergraduate degree,Siddique was a Fulbright Scholar in Jordan. [4] He then earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. [5]
After graduating from law school,Siddique was a law clerk to Judge Dean Pregerson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2016 to 2017,for Judge David S. Tatel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2017 to 2018,and then for Associate Justice Elena Kagan at the United States Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020. [2] In between his clerkships,Siddique practiced law at Orrick,Herrington &Sutcliffe. [2]
In 2019,Siddique served as Deputy Policy Director for the Beto for America campaign. [6] Siddique was also a Senior Policy Advisor to Beto O’Rourke in his 2018 United States Senate race against incumbent United States Senator Ted Cruz. [6]
He joined the senior leadership team of the Biden transition in the summer of 2020 working with the domestic and economic policy teams. [7] Siddique was also a member of Vice President Kamala Harris's prep team for the 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate. [7]
From January 2021 to October 2022,he was Senior Advisor to Bruce Reed,the White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden. [8] In October 2022,Siddique was appointed as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility and deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council under Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice. [8] In this role,he leads White House policy development on issues including housing,child care,education,workforce,and agriculture. [7] In May 2023,Siddique was elevated to the position of Principal Deputy of the Domestic Policy Council. [9]
Siddique and his family came to the United States from Bangladesh. [5]
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