Senior Advisor to the President of the United States explained

Post:	Senior Advisor
Insignia:	US-WhiteHouse-Logo.svg
Insigniasize:	200
Department:	Executive Office of the President
Incumbent:	Top row: Mitch Landrieu, John Podesta, Gene Sperling, Bottom row: Stephen K. Benjamin, Tom Perez, Annie Tomasini
Website:	The White House

Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.

Responsibilities

Over time, a senior advisor has had responsibility for the following groups:

Current departments (headed by a senior advisor)

• White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (Tom Perez)
• White House Office of Public Engagement (Stephen K. Benjamin)

Past departments (previously headed by a senior advisor in the current and past administrations)

• United States Digital Services (Neera Tanden)
• White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
• Office of American Innovation
• White House Office of Political Affairs
• White House Office of Communications
• Oval Office Operations (Annie Tomasini)
• Infrastructure Implementation Coordination (Mitch Landrieu)
• Climate and Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation (John Podesta)

Prior administrations

In prior administrations before 1993, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the executive departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the Food and Drug Administration includes a position with the title Senior Advisor for Science; the Department of the Interior has a position with the title Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

List of senior advisors to the president

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Rahm Emanuel	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	January 20, 1993 – November 7, 1998^[1]	Democratic
		George Stephanopoulos	Strategic Planning Policy	June 7, 1993 – December 10, 1996^[2]	Democratic
		Sidney Blumenthal	Political Affairs Communications Policy	August 19, 1997 – January 20, 2001^[3]	Democratic
		Doug Sosnik	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	November 7, 1998 – January 20, 2001^[4]	Democratic
		Joel Johnson	Communications Policy	May 20, 1999 – January 20, 2001^[5]	Democratic

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Karl Rove	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007^[6]	Republican
		Barry Steven Jackson	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	September 1, 2007 – January 20, 2009^[7]	Republican

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Valerie Jarrett	Public Engagement Intergovernmental Affairs	January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017^[8]	Democratic
		Pete Rouse	Strategic Planning	January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010^[9]	Democratic
		David Axelrod	Political Affairs Communications	January 20, 2009 – January 10, 2011^[10]	Democratic
		David Plouffe	Political Affairs Communications	January 10, 2011 – January 25, 2013^[11]	Democratic
		Daniel Pfeiffer	Political Affairs Communications	January 25, 2013 – March 6, 2015^[12]	Democratic
		Brian Deese	Climate and Energy^[13]	February 13, 2015 – January 20, 2017^[14]	Democratic
		Shailagh Murray	Communications	April 3, 2015 – January 20, 2017^[15]	Democratic

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Jared Kushner	Strategic Planning^[16] ^[17]	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021^[18]	Republican^[19]
		Stephen Miller	Policy	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021^[20]	Republican
	100px|Kevin Hassett	Kevin Hassett	Economic Issues	April 15, 2020 – July 1, 2020^[21]	Republican
	100px|Eric Herschmann	Eric Herschmann	Opposition research^[22] Legal issues^[23]	August 3, 2020 – January 20, 2021^[24]	Republican

Current
(listed in chronological order of start date)

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Gene Sperling	COVID-19 Relief(American Rescue Plan)	March 15, 2021 – present^[25]	Democratic
		Mitch Landrieu	Infrastructure Implementation Coordination	November 15, 2021 – present^[26]	Democratic
		John Podesta	Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation and International Climate Policy (effective January 31, 2024)	September 2, 2022 – present^[27]	Democratic
		Stephen K. Benjamin	Public Engagement	April 1, 2023 – present^[28]	Democratic
		Tom Perez	Intergovernmental Affairs	June 12, 2023 – present^[29]	Democratic
	frameless|100px	Annie Tomasini	Deputy Chief of Staff^[30]	June 2023 – present	Democratic

Former
(listed in chronological order of departure date)

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Cedric Richmond	Public Engagement	January 20, 2021 – May 18, 2022^[31]	Democratic
		Keisha Lance Bottoms	Public Engagement	July 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023^[32]	Democratic
		Julie Rodriguez	Intergovernmental Affairs	June 15, 2022 – May 16, 2023^[33]	Democratic
		Neera Tanden	Health care PolicyUnited States Digital Service	May 17, 2021 – May 26, 2023^[34]	Democratic
		Mike Donilon	Chief Strategist	January 20, 2021 – January 23, 2024^[35]	Democratic
		Anita Dunn	Communications	1st: Jan. 20 – August 12, 2021^[36] 2nd: May 5, 2022 – July 31, 2024^[37] ^[38]	Democratic

List of advisors to the president

Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	President
		Stephanie Cutter	Message and Communications	January 2011 – September 2011^[39]	Democratic	Barack Obama
	100px|Ivanka Trump	Ivanka Trump	Women's Issues Workforce Development Entrepreneurship	March 29, 2017 – January 20, 2021^[40] ^[41] ^[42]	Republican	Donald Trump

See also

• Counselor to the President
• Senior advisor

Notes and References

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2. Web site: George's Biography. ABC News. . September 18, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010171242/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/george-stephanopoulos-good-morning-america-anchor-biography/story?id=133369. October 10, 2019.
3. News: Why Donald Trump brought up Sidney Blumenthal at the second debate. Matthews. Dylan. June 16, 2015. Vox. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803162727/https://www.vox.com/2015/6/16/8786567/sidney-blumenthal. August 3, 2019.
4. Web site: Doug Sosnik. Leading. Authorities.
5. Web site: Joel Johnson - Glover Park Group.
6. Web site: Bio. Karl. Rove.
7. Web site: Barry S. Jackson - American Australian Council.
8. Web site: Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. December 24, 2014.
9. News: Emanuel's Departure Set; Replacement Is Longtime Aide. Shear. Michael D.. October 1, 2010. The New York Times. live. https://archive.today/20191117015620/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/us/politics/01obama.html. November 17, 2019. Zeleny. Jeff. Michael D. Shear. Jeff Zeleny. limited.
10. Web site: David Axelrod Recounts His Years As Obama's Adviser And 'Believer'. Axelrod. David. February 10, 2015. NPR. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828164608/https://www.npr.org/2015/02/10/385099025/david-axelrod-recounts-his-years-as-obamas-adviser-and-believer. August 28, 2017.
11. Web site: David Plouffe. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. August 17, 2011.
12. Web site: Former White House Adviser Dan Pfeiffer Joins GoFundMe. Tau. Byron. December 10, 2015. The Wall Street Journal blogs. subscription.
13. News: Obama taps senior OMB aide Deese to succeed Podesta in environmental post. Eilperin. Juliet. January 21, 2015. The Washington Post. August 20, 2017. live. https://archive.today/20191114194447/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/01/21/obama-taps-senior-omb-aide-deese-to-succeed-podesta-in-environmental-post/. November 14, 2019. limited.
14. Web site: Brian Deese. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. November 16, 2011.
15. Web site: Senior Advisor Shailagh Murray. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. January 29, 2016.
16. Trump . Donald J. . March 27, 2017 . Presidential Memorandum on The White House Office of American Innovation . . . The Senior Advisor to the President..
17. Web site: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer, #29. March 27, 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. The effort will be led by Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner..
18. News: Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to join White House as senior adviser; no formal role for Ivanka Trump. Wagner. John. January 9, 2017. The Washington Post. live. https://archive.today/20170110010747/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/09/tumps-son-in-law-jared-kushner-expected-to-join-white-house-as-a-senior-adviser/. January 10, 2017. Parker. Ashley. limited.
19. News: Jared Kushner wasn't a Republican until 2018. Ockerman. Emma. April 12, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114194751/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb8jeb/jared-kushner-wasnt-a-republican-until-2018. November 14, 2019. Vice News.
20. News: Trump taps campaign aide Stephen Miller as senior adviser. Nussbaum. Matthew. December 13, 2016. Politico. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422205617/https://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/stephen-miller-senior-adviser-policy-232592. April 22, 2019.
21. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Addition to White House Staff. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. en.
22. News: Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn't Buy It . The New York Times . 25 October 2020 . Smith . Ben .
23. Web site: Off the Rails: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency . 2 February 2021 .
24. Web site: Former Trump impeachment lawyer heads to White House . .
25. News: Biden picks Gene Sperling, a Democratic policy aide, to oversee spending from the $1.9 trillion relief plan . The New York Times . March 15, 2021 . Tankersley . Jim .
26. Web site: President Biden Announces Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator . November 14, 2021 .
27. Web site: September 2, 2022. President Biden announces senior clean energy and climate team. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173421/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/02/president-biden-announces-senior-clean-energy-and-climate-team/. September 2, 2022. September 5, 2022. whitehouse.gov.
28. Web site: February 27, 2023. President Biden Announces ormer Mayor Stephen Benjamin as Senior Advisor and Director of the Offic of Public Engagement. June 19, 2023. whitehouse.gov.
29. Web site: June 12, 2023. Statement from President Joe Biden on Tom Perez. June 19, 2023. whitehouse.gov.
30. Web site: Superville . Darlene . Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff . Associated Press . February 8, 2024.
31. News: Representative Cedric Richmond Set to be a Senior Biden Adviser . The New York Times . November 18, 2020 . Glueck . Katie . Martin . Jonathan .
32. Web site: President Biden Announces Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as Senior Advisor for Public Engagement . June 15, 2022 .
33. Web site: President Biden Announces Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as Senior Advisor for Public Engagement . June 15, 2022 .
34. News: Biden appoints Neera Tanden, former pick for budget director, as senior adviser . Reuters . May 14, 2021 . Mason . Jeff .
35. News: Mike Donilon, Who Helped Draft Biden's Message, is Named a Senior Adviser . The New York Times . November 18, 2020 . Shear . Michael D. .
36. Web site: Anita Dunn to join Biden White House as senior adviser . January 15, 2021 .
37. Web site: President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary . May 5, 2022 .
38. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/30/anita-dunn-biden-harris-2024/
39. Web site: Stephanie Cutter - Former Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Advisor. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. January 11, 2011 .
40. Web site: Executive Office Of The President Annual Report To Congress On White House Office Personnel White House Office As Of: Friday, June 30, 2017. 15. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120195132/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf. January 20, 2021. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. June 30, 2017.
41. News: Ivanka Trump is making her White House job official. Merica. Dan. March 30, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308011951/https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/ivanka-trump-white-house-job/index.html. March 8, 2019. CNN. Borger. Gloria. Acosta. Jim. Klein. Betsy. Gloria Borger. Jim Acosta.
42. News: Ivanka Trump's dual roles as senior adviser, first daughter. Lucey. Catherine. February 26, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314154433/https://apnews.com/2b3bab9741604a448e1c2b8bd49e6931. March 14, 2018. Associated Press.