Kate Berner

American political advisor
Kate Berner
White House Principal Deputy Communications Director
In office
January 20, 2021 – May 31, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
DirectorKate Bedingfield (2021-2023)
Ben LaBolt
(2023-present)
Preceded byBrian Morgenstern
Succeeded byKristen Orthman
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity 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][2]

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.[3]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "'No Drama Obama' in a legal box of his own making - West". digitaledition.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Kate Berner, Deputy Director of Communications". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. ^ Forgey, Quint (18 December 2020). "Biden fills out incoming communications team with campaign veterans". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
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Office Name Term Office Name Term
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients 2023–pres. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan 2021–pres.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O'Malley Dillon 2021–pres. Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer 2021–pres.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed 2021–pres. Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall 2021–pres.
Counselor to the President Steve Ricchetti 2021–pres. White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt 2023–pres.
Deputy White House Communications Director Pili Tobar 2021–pres. Senior Advisor to the President Mike Donilon 2021–pres.
Kate Berner 2021–pres. Anita Dunn 2021, 2022-pres.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre 2022–pres.
Director, Public Engagement Stephen K. Benjamin 2022–pres. Deputy Press Secretary Vacant 2022–pres.
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez 2023–pres.
Director, Speechwriting Vinay Reddy 2021–pres. Chair, Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein 2023–pres.
Director, Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty 2021–pres. Director, Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden 2023–pres.
Director, Legislative Affairs Shuwanza Goff 2023–pres. White House Cabinet Secretary Evan Ryan 2021–pres.
Director, Presidential Personnel Gautam Raghavan 2022–pres. Director, Oval Office Operations Annie Tomasini 2021–pres.
White House Staff Secretary Stefanie Feldman 2023-pres. Personal Aide to the President Stephen Goepfert 2021–pres.
Director, Management and Administration Dave Noble 2022–pres. Chief of Staff to the First Lady Vacant 2022–pres.
Director, Scheduling and Advance Ryan Montoya 2021–pres. Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Arati Prabhakar 2022–pres.
White House Social Secretary Carlos Elizondo 2021–pres. Director, Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young 2021–pres.
Chief of Staff to the Vice President Lorraine Voles 2022–pres. United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai 2021–pres.
White House Chief Usher Robert B. Downing 2021–pres. Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta 2021–pres.
Director, White House Military Office Vacant 2022–pres. Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory 2021–pres.
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