Kelly Magsamen

Kelly Magsamen
Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense
In office
January 20, 2021 – June 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDerek Chollet
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
In office
June 10, 2016 – January 20, 2017
Acting
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid B. Shear
Succeeded byDavid F. Helvey (acting)
Personal details
EducationAmerican University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)

Kelly E. Magsamen is an American foreign policy and national security advisor who served as the chief of staff to the United States Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration. She was previously the vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress.

She resigned as chief of staff in June 2024.[1]

  1. ^ Seligman, Lara (June 5, 2024). "Austin's chief of staff stepping down". Politico. Retrieved September 2, 2024.