Shailagh Murray
American journalist
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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]
October 9, 1965
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) |
Career
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.[3]
In March 2015, she was named as the successor to Dan Pfeiffer as senior advisor to the President with a communications portfolio.[4]
In September 2018, she was appointed Executive Vice President for Public Affairs of Columbia University.[5][6]
