Updated November 23, 2020 1 Executive office of the President (EOP) The Executive Office of the President (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad. The EOP is also referred to as a 'permanent government', with many policy programs, and the people who implement them, continuing between presidential administrations. This is because there is a need for qualified, knowledgeable civil servants in each office or agency to inform new politicians. With the increase in technological and global advancement, the size of the White House staff has increased to include an array of policy experts to effectively address various fields. There are about 4,000 positions in the EOP, most of which do not require confirmation from the U.S. Senate. Senior staff within the Executive Office of the President have the title Assistant to the President, second-level staff have the title Deputy Assistant to the President, and third-level staff have the title Special Assistant to the President. The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, although there are a handful of exceptions (e.g., the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States Trade Representative). link The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President: • Council of Economic Advisers • Council on Environmental Quality • Executive Residence • National Security Council • Office of Administration • Office of Management and Budget • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Office of Science and Technology Policy • Office of the United States Trade Representative • Office of the Vice President • White House Office 2 White House Office In addition, the following entities exist within the White House Office, staff working directly for and reporting to the President including West Wing Staff and the president’s closest advisers • Domestic Policy Council o Office of National AIDS Policy o Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships o Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation o White House Rural Council • National Security Advisor • National Economic Council • Office of Cabinet Affairs • Office of the Chief of Staff o Chief of Staff: Ron Klain o Deputy Chief of Staff: Jen O’Malley Dillon • Office of Communications o Office of the Press Secretary o Media Affairs o Research o Speechwriting • Office of Digital Strategy • Office of the First Lady o Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden: Julissa Reynoso Pantaleong o Senior Advisor to Dr. Jill Biden: Anthony Bernal o Policy Director to Dr. Jill Biden: Mala Adiga o Office of the Social Secretary . White House Social Secretary: Carlos Elizondo • Office of Legislative Affairs o Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Louisa Terrell o Deputy Director of White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Reema Dodin o Deputy Director of White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Shuwanza Goff • Office of Management and Administration o White House Personnel o White House Operations o Telephone Office o Visitors Office 3 • Oval Office Operations o Director of Oval Office Operations: Annie Tomasini • Office of Presidential Personnel o Director of White House Office of Presidential Personnel: Cathy Russell • Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs o Office of Public Engagement . Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement: Congressman Cedric Richmond . Council on Women and Girls o Office of Intergovernmental Affairs . Director of White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: Julie Chavez Rodriguez o Office of Urban Affairs • Office of Scheduling and Advance • Office of the Staff Secretary o Presidential Correspondence o Executive Clerk o Records Management • Office of the White House Counsel o White House Counsel: Dana Remus 4 Biden – Harris Transition Confirmed White House Staff White House Chief of Staff: Ron Klain graduated summa cum laude Harvard Law School, Editor of the Harvard Law Review Ron Klain served as the president-elect’s first Chief of Staff when he became Vice President (2009-11); Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the president-elect’s tenure as Chair of the Committee (1989-92); and Policy Advisor on the Judiciary Committee staff (1986-87). Klain also worked as an advisor on President-elect Biden’s 1988 and 2008 Presidential campaigns. Klain has devoted many years to public service, serving as White House Ebola Response Coordinator (2014-15). At the conclusion of his work coordinating the US response, President Obama said that Klain had taken on “a challenge that many called insurmountable, and, in leading the team responsible for tremendous progress, helped remind the world what makes America exceptional.” Earlier, in addition to his work with then-Vice President Biden, Klain served as Chief of Staff for Vice President Al Gore, Chief of Staff and Counselor to Attorney General Janet Reno, and Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Leadership Committee. Klain was also Associate Counsel to President Clinton and in charge of judicial selection. Through his work on the Judiciary Committee, and in the Executive Branch, he has played a role in the selection or confirmation of eight Supreme Court Justices. Prior to joining the Biden for President campaign, Klain was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Revolution LLC. In 2005, prior to joining Revolution, Klain spent four years as a partner and National Practice Group Chair at O’Melveny & Myers. Klain began his legal career as a law clerk to Justice Byron White, for the Supreme Court’s 1987 and 1988 Terms. He was also General Counsel for the Gore Recount Committee in 2000. Serving as an advisor on several Presidential campaigns, Klain has worked for Presidents Obama and Clinton, and Democratic Presidential nominees Al Gore, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. Ron Klain graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School, was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review, and won the Sears Prize for highest grade average in 1985. He was a summa cum laude graduate of Georgetown University, where he serves an Adjunct Professor. Klain is married to Monica Medina and they have three grown children. link 5 Deputy Chief of Staff: Jen O’Malley Dillon Massachusetts Native and Tufts Graduate Jen O’Malley Dillon served as the Campaign Manager for the Biden-Harris campaign. She was the first female campaign manager for a successful Democratic presidential campaign. A veteran of seven presidential campaigns, O’Malley Dillon has worked in leadership and organizing positions on campaigns at every level – from state senate and mayoral races to congressional, gubernatorial, and senate campaigns. Prior to joining the Biden campaign in March 2020, she was the Campaign Manager for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign and was a founding partner at Precision Strategies, a communications, digital, and data- targeting firm. Previously, she served as Deputy Campaign manager for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee, and battleground states director for Obama’s 2008 campaign. In her 2012 role, she oversaw the largest field, education, political outreach, and data analytics organization in the history of presidential campaigns. A native of Massachusetts, O’Malley Dillon is a graduate of Tufts University and a mom of three young children. link Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement: Congressman Cedric Richmond Congressman Cedric Richmond was National Co-Chairman of the Biden-Harris Campaign and is currently a Co-Chair of the Biden-Harris Transition Team. Since 2011, Richmond has represented Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. During his time in Congress, Richmond served on the House Ways and Means Committee, the House Committee on Homeland Security, the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Democratic Assistant to the Majority Whip, a member of the New Democratic Coalition, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and, most recently, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Richmond was a leader in helping to enact landmark criminal justice reform and ensuring that the people of Louisiana’s 2nd District were prepared for emergencies and natural disasters through his oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the House Committee on Homeland Security. Born and raised in New Orleans, Richmond is a graduate of Morehouse College and Tulane University School of Law, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. link 6 Director of White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: Julie Chavez Rodriguez Julie Chavez Rodriguez served as a Deputy Campaign Manager on the Biden-Harris Campaign. Before that, she was National Political Director and traveling Chief of Staff for then-Senator Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Prior to launching Senator Harris’ campaign, she served as California State Director in her senate office. During the Obama- Biden administration, Chavez Rodriguez served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Deputy Director of Public Engagement in the Office of Public Engagement. Before joining the White House, Chavez Rodriguez served as the Director of Youth Employment at the Department of the Interior and as Deputy Press Secretary to former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Earlier in her career, she served as the Director of Programs at the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation. A native of California, she is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.