John Podesta
John David Podesta Jr. (born January 8, 1949) is an American political consultant. He was White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton from October 20, 1998, until January 20, 2001, and as Counselor to President Barack Obama from January 1, 2014, until February 13, 2015.
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| Senior Advisor to the President for Green Energy Innovation and Implementation | |
| Assumed office September 2, 2022 Serving with Mike Donilon, Anita Dunn, Gene Sperling, Neera Tanden, Mitch Landrieu, Julie Chávez Rodriguez, Keisha Lance Bottoms | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Kevin Hassett Eric Herschmann |
| Counselor to the President | |
| In office January 1, 2014 – February 13, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Pete Rouse |
| Succeeded by | Kellyanne Conway |
| 20th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office October 20, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Erskine Bowles |
| Succeeded by | Andy Card |
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations | |
| In office January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Lieberman |
| Succeeded by | Steve Ricchetti |
| White House Staff Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – June 30, 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Phillip Brady |
| Succeeded by | Todd Stern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John David Podesta Jr. January 8, 1949 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Podesta (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Knox College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
He is the former president, and now Chair and Counselor, of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a think tank in Washington, D.C. He is a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[1][2][3][4]
On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Podesta as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation.[5][6][7]
References
- "John Podesta to leave White House post in February". Politico. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.; additionally, he was a co-chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
- Talev, Margaret (December 10, 2013). "Obama to Name Former Clinton Official Podesta as Special Adviser". BusinessWeek. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- "Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart". Huffington Post. October 8, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- "Washington Post". Who Runs Gov. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- "President Biden announces senior clean energy and climate team". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- Grandoni, Dino; Pager, Tyler (September 2, 2022). "Biden reshuffles top White House climate team". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- Colman, Zack; Thompson, Alex (September 2, 2022). "Climate chief Gina McCarthy leaving White House as John Podesta returns". Politico. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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