Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

Senior Advisor
Incumbent Daniel Pfeiffer and Valerie Jarrett
Executive Office of the President
Formation	January 21, 2001
First holder	Karl Rove
Succession	None
Website	The White House

Senior Advisor is a title used within the Executive Branch of the United States Government for various positions. In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities. In the George W. Bush administration, it was a formal position, first held by Karl Rove and then by Barry Steven Jackson, in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the President.

Responsibilities

Over time it has had responsibility for the following four groups:

• White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
• Intergovernmental Affairs
• Political Affairs
• Public Liaison
• Communications

Prior administrations

In prior administrations, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the Executive Departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the FDA includes a position called the Senior Advisor for Science. The Department of the Interior includes, for example, a Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

List of Senior Advisors to the President

The list of Senior advisors to President of the United States are given below

Picture	Name	State of residence	Term start	Term end	Duties	President
	Karl Rove[1]	Texas	January 21, 2001	August 31, 2007	Strategic Planning, Political Affairs, Communications	George W. Bush
	Barry Steven Jackson [2]	Ohio	September 1, 2007	January 19, 2009	Strategic Planning, Political Affairs, Communications
	Valerie Jarrett[3]	Illinois	January 20, 2009	present	Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs	Barack Obama
	Pete Rouse[4]	South Dakota	January 20, 2009	October 1, 2010	Strategic Planning
	David Axelrod[5]	Illinois	January 20, 2009	January 10, 2011	Political Affairs, Communications
	David Plouffe[6]	Delaware	January 10, 2011	January 25, 2013	Political Affairs, Communications
	Daniel Pfeiffer[7]	Delaware	January 25, 2013	March 6, 2015	Communications
	Brian Deese	Massachusetts	February 13, 2015	present	Climate and Energy
	Shailagh Murray[8]	Virginia	April 3, 2015	present	Communications

See also

• Executive Office of the President of the United States
• White House Office

References

Senior Advisors to the President Karl Rove Barry Steven Jackson Pete Rouse David Axelrod Valerie Jarrett David Plouffe

Executive Office of the President of the United States Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality National Security Council Homeland 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 President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness President's Intelligence Advisory Board White House Office Office of the Vice President

White House Office Office of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of Staff Office of Communications Office of the First Lady Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Administration Oval Office Operations Office of Political Affairs Office of Presidential Personnel Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Press Secretary Office of Scheduling and Advance Office of the Senior Advisor Office of the Staff Secretary Office of the White House Counsel Office of Policy Development White House Fellows Counselor to the President