John Podesta

John Podesta
Podesta in 2024
Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy
Incumbent
Assumed office March 6, 2024
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	John Kerry
Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Kristina Costa
Preceded by	Office established
Counselor to the President
In office January 1, 2014 – February 13, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Pete Rouse
Succeeded by	Kellyanne Conway
20th White House Chief of Staff
In office October 20, 1998 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Deputy	Steve Ricchetti Maria Echaveste
Preceded by	Erskine Bowles
Succeeded by	Andy Card
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
In office January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998
President	Bill Clinton
Chief of Staff	Erskine Bowles
Preceded by	Evelyn Lieberman
Succeeded by	Steve Ricchetti
White House Staff Secretary
In office January 20, 1993 – June 30, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Phillip Brady
Succeeded by	Todd Stern
Personal details
Born	John David Podesta Jr. (1949-01-08) January 8, 1949 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Podesta ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	3
Relatives	Tony Podesta (brother)
Education	Knox College (BA) Georgetown University (JD)

John David Podesta Jr. (born January 8, 1949) is an American political consultant. He was White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton from October 20, 1998, until January 20, 2001, and as Counselor to President Barack Obama from January 1, 2014, until February 13, 2015.

He is the former president, and now Chair and Counselor, of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a think tank in Washington, D.C. He is a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.^[1][2][3][4]

On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Podesta as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation.^[5][6][7]

On January 31, 2024, it was announced that Podesta will replace John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat.^[8]

References

1. "John Podesta to leave White House post in February". Politico. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.; additionally, he was a co-chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
2. Talev, Margaret (December 10, 2013). "Obama to Name Former Clinton Official Podesta as Special Adviser". BusinessWeek. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
3. "Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart". Huffington Post. October 8, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
4. "Washington Post". Who Runs Gov. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
5. "President Biden announces senior clean energy and climate team". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
6. Grandoni, Dino; Pager, Tyler (September 2, 2022). "Biden reshuffles top White House climate team". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
7. Colman, Zack; Thompson, Alex (September 2, 2022). "Climate chief Gina McCarthy leaving White House as John Podesta returns". Politico. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
8. Joselow, Maxine (2024-01-31). "John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-31.