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Shailagh Murray | |
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| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| In office April 3, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dan Pfeiffer |
| Succeeded by | Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Kevin Hassett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shailagh Jane Murray October 9, 1965 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Missouri (BA) Northwestern University (MA) |
Shailagh Jane Murray (born October 9, 1965) is an American university administrator, former political aide and journalist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama.[1] She previously served as deputy chief of staff and communications director for Vice President Joe Biden.[2]
Education
[edit]Murray graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.A. in Humanities and received her M.S. from Northwestern University's School of Journalism.[3]
Career
[edit]Murray worked for The Wall Street Journal from 1999 to 2005.[2] She then became Capitol Hill correspondent for The Washington Post, covering the elections of 2006, 2008 and 2010.[2]
She joined the Office of the Vice President in 2011 as communications director and was later promoted to deputy chief of staff.[4]
In March 2015, she was named as the successor to Dan Pfeiffer as senior advisor to the President with a communications portfolio.[5]
In September 2018, she was appointed Executive Vice President for Public Affairs of Columbia University.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (24 March 2015). "Barack Obama names two new top aides". Politico. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 Reinhard, Beth (16 July 2013). "Shailagh Murray, Communications Director, Office of the Vice President". National Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ Xia, Karen. "Former Obama adviser Shailagh Murray named EVP for public affairs". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ Memoli, Michael A. (18 March 2011). "Biden names reporter as communications director". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ Milbank, Dana (27 March 2015). "Is this the end of the White House's insufferable insularity?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Shailagh Murray Appointed Executive Vice President for Public Affairs". Columbia University. September 5, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ↑ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (24 March 2015). "Obama picks Shailagh Murray to replace Pfeiffer". Politico. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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