Kate Berner Explained

Kate Berner
Office:White House Principal Deputy Communications Director
1Blankname:Director
1Namedata:Kate Bedingfield (2021-2023)
Ben LaBolt
(2023-present)
Term Start:January 20, 2021
Term End:May 31, 2023
Predecessor:Brian Morgenstern
Successor:Kristen Orthman
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Chicago (BA)

Kate Berner is an American political advisor who served as a White House Principal Deputy Communications Director in the Biden administration.

Early life and education

A native of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Berner graduated from Hastings High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.[1]

Career

Berner was previously a vice president at SKDK. During the Obama administration, Berner was the director of outreach and in the Office of the Vice President of the United States and special advisor in the United States Department of Commerce. She also worked as a spokeswoman for the Obama Foundation. Berner was deputy director of communications for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, where she managed campaign messaging.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kate Berner, Deputy Director of Communications. 2021-01-16. President-Elect Joe Biden. en-US.
  2. Web site: Forgey. Quint. Biden fills out incoming communications team with campaign veterans. 2021-01-16. POLITICO. 18 December 2020 . en.