Eric Schultz | |
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White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
In office June 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Leader | Josh Earnest |
Preceded by | Josh Earnest |
Succeeded by | Sarah Sanders |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Washington University (BA) |
Eric Schultz (born 1980) is an American political advisor who served as Deputy White House Press Secretary in the Obama administration from 2014 to 2017.[1][2] Recognized by Politico as the strategist "White House officials turn to in a crisis to handle communications", Schultz was originally hired at the White House in 2011 to respond to congressional oversight investigations.[3]