Annie Tomasini

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Annie Tomasini
Tomasini in 2021
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
In office
February 9, 2024 – January 20, 2025
Served with Bruce Reed, Natalie Quillian
PresidentJoe Biden
Chief of StaffJeff Zients
Preceded byJen O'Malley Dillon
Succeeded byDan Scavino
Beau Harrison
Senior Advisor to the President
In office
June 2023 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byNeera Tanden
Succeeded byMassad Boulos
Elon Musk
Director of White House
Oval Office Operations
In office
January 20, 2021 – February 9, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyAshley Williams
Preceded byNick Luna
Succeeded byRichard Ruffner
Personal details
BornAnnie Tomasini
1980 (age 45–46)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
PartyDemocratic
EducationBoston University

Annie Tomasini (born 1980) is an American political operative who served as a senior advisor and deputy chief of staff for President Joe Biden during his administration. A longtime aide to Biden, she became a senior advisor in June 2023 and added deputy chief of staff duties in February 2024, serving in both roles until January 2025.[2]

Early life and education

Tomasini is a 1998 graduate of the Boston Latin School. She graduated from Boston University in 2002,[3][4] where she was the captain of the women's basketball team.[5]

Career

Tomasini began her political career serving as press secretary for then-Senator Biden when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6]

Tomasini left the vice president's office in 2011 to join Harvard University on the public affairs team, but returned to serve again in 2019.[3]

She played a pivotal role in Biden's 2020 presidential campaign as his Travelling Chief of Staff. Upon Biden assuming office as President, Tomasini joined his Executive Office staff; in 2023, she held the title of assistant to the president and senior adviser to the president and director of Oval Office operations.[7] She was named deputy chief of staff in February 2024, replacing Jen O'Malley Dillon, who left to join Biden's reelection campaign.[8][9]

At the end of the Biden presidency, Tomasini was designated by Biden to raise funds for the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Superville, Darlene (February 8, 2024). "Biden chooses Boston native and longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff". Boston.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ Superville, Darlene (February 8, 2024). "Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff". The Associated Press. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Superville, Darlene (2024-02-08). "Biden chooses Boston native and longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff". Boston.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Annie Tomasini '98 Named Deputy Chief of Staff to President Biden". Boston Latin School. 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Annie Tomasini ('02) Named to President-Elect's White House Senior Staff". Boston University Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Biden for President". Democracy in Action. 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ Cameron, Chris (October 25, 2023). "The Full Guest List for Biden's State Dinner With Australia". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Darlene Superville, Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff, Associated Press (February 8, 2024).
  9. ↑ "Biden appoints new deputy chief of staff, a longtime aide and close adviser". Fox News. February 8, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Allen, Mike (December 5, 2024). "Behind the Curtain: Biden's haunting twin sins". Axios. Retrieved January 1, 2025.