Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)

Ben Rhodes
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMichael Anton
Personal details
Born (1977-11-14) November 14, 1977 (age 46)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnn Norris
Children2
RelativesDavid Rhodes (brother)
EducationRice University (BA)
New York University (MFA)

Benjamin J. Rhodes (born November 14, 1977) is an American writer, a political commentator, and a former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. With Jake Sullivan, he is the co-chair of National Security Action, a political NGO.[1] He contributes to NBC News and MSNBC regularly as a political commentator.[2] He is also a Crooked Media contributor, and co-host of the foreign policy podcast Pod Save the World.[3]

  1. ^ Gearan, Anne (February 27, 2018). "Democrats marshal strike force to counter Trump on national security in 2018, 2020 elections". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Obama Adviser Ben Rhodes Joins NBC News and MSNBC". adweek.it. June 4, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Crooked Media Announces New Site, Pod, Store, and Network of Very Fine People on Both Sides". Crooked Media. Retrieved December 10, 2018.