Natalie Quillian

Quillian was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where she worked as a political officer for the Embassy of the United States, Kabul.^[1] From 2010 to 2011, she was a Next Generation National Security Fellow where she served as a special assistant to the principal deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.^[1] During the Obama administration, Quillian worked at The Pentagon and the United States National Security Council.^[2] She later served as a senior advisor to White House chief of staff Denis McDonough.^[2]

Quillian was a deputy campaign manager during the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.^[2] She later served as the deputy COVID-19 Response Coordinator for 15 months under Jeff Zients.^[2] She left the Biden administration in April 2022.^[3] She rejoined the administration in the fall of 2022.^[4]

In February 2023, following Jeff Zients' appointment to White House Chief of Staff, Quillian was appointed as a White House Deputy Chief of Staff.^[2] In her role, Quillian focuses on managing the implementation of Biden's major pieces of legislation, working closely with senior advisers Mitch Landrieu and John Podesta to coordinate implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law and the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.