Kristan King Nevins

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Kyle Nevins
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(m. 2008)​
Kristan King Nevins
White House Cabinet Secretary
In office
September 24, 2019 –January 20, 2021
Children3
Education Texas A&M University (BBA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MBA)

Kristan King Nevins is an American political advisor who served as White House Cabinet Secretary in the Trump Administration.

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Early life and education

Nevins was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. [1] She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career

Nevins began her career as an employee at JPMorgan Chase. She later worked as an associate at Dutko Worldwide, a lobbying firm. Nevins served as Chief of Staff to former First Lady Barbara Bush. [2] [3] She later worked as Director of Outreach at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and Director of Strategy at SBD Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm. [4] Nevins also served in the United States Department of State and Central Intelligence Agency. [5] [6] [7]

In February 2017, it was announced that Nevins would serve as Chief of Staff to Second Lady Karen Pence. [8] Nevins left Pence's office in January 2018, becoming Chief of Staff to Texas Congressman Will Hurd. [9] Nevins returned to the White House Office in 2019, serving as Assistant to the President and White House Cabinet Secretary. [10]

On December 16, 2020, Trump stated his intention to nominate Nevins as a board member of the Institute of Education Sciences. [11] After serving in the Trump administration, Nevins went to work for Blackstone as a managing director of government relations. [12]

Personal life

Nevins is married to Kyle Nevins, a businessman and former congressional aide. He is a co-founder of Harbinger Strategies and formerly worked for Representatives Eric Cantor and Roy Blunt. [13] Nevins and her husband have three children and live in Washington, D.C. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lubbock native Kristan King Nevins appointed Chief of Staff for Karen Pence". www.kcbd.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. ↑ "'She was this kind of person they don't make any more.' Friends, former staff remember Barbara Bush". PBS NewsHour. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. ↑ Barbara Bush's advice to her former chief of staff , retrieved 2020-04-29
  4. ↑ Perlman, Claire; Kravitz, Derek; Shaw, Al (7 March 2018). "Kristan King Nevins | Trump Town". ProPublica. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Second Lady Announces Kristan King Nevins as Chief of Staff". EIN Presswire. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Second Lady Karen Pence Announces New Chief of Staff". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved 2020-04-29– via National Archives.
  7. ↑ "Mike Pence refuses to dine alone with any woman that is not his wife". The Independent. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ↑ "Never-Trumper Kristan Nevins Promoted to White House Cabinet Secretary — Was Amazon Lobbyist and Will Hurd Chief-of-Staff ⋆ Dc Gazette". Dc Gazette. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  9. ↑ Javier De Diego; Jamie Gangel (5 January 2018). "Exclusive: Second lady's chief of staff departs for Hill job". CNN. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  10. ↑ Medrano, Madalyn (2019-10-17). "Former White House Official Kristan King Nevins Is Back". Leadership Connect. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  11. ↑ www.whitehouse.gov
  12. ↑ Gaudiano, Nicole (2021-07-13). "From Amazon to Big Ass Fans, these 31 corporations have hired former Trump administration officials". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  13. ↑ Allen, Mike (24 August 2008). "72 days - McCain buys battleground ad using HRC to attack Obama -- aimed at women voters". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  14. ↑ "Kyle Nevins | Harbinger Strategies" . Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  15. ↑ Bush, Barbara (2020-03-03). Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice (That Go a Long Way). Grand Central Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5387-3493-3.
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