Chris Liddell

For the English cricket player, see Chris Liddle.

Chris Liddell
CNZM
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination
In office
19 March 2018 – 20 January 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRick Dearborn (Policy)
Succeeded byJen O'Malley Dillon
Bruce Reed
Personal details
Born
Christopher Pell Liddell

(1958-04-24) 24 April 1958 (age 66)
Matamata, New Zealand
CitizenshipUnited States[1]
New Zealand[2]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRenee Harbers Liddell (m. 2011)
EducationUniversity of Auckland (BE)
Worcester College, Oxford (MPhil)

Christopher Pell Liddell CNZM (born 24 April 1958) is a New Zealand-American businessperson who served as Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft,[3][4] the Vice Chairman of General Motors,[3][4] Senior Vice President and CFO of International Paper, Director and Chairman of Xero[5] and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the first Trump Administration.

Liddell has been active in a number of philanthropic projects, mostly in his native New Zealand, and in the 2016 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and philanthropy.[6][7]

  1. ^ Restuccia, Andrew; Johnson, Eliana (19 March 2018). "Kelly taps Kushner ally Chris Liddell as deputy chief for policy". Politico.
  2. ^ "Chris Liddell, Trump's NZ-born deputy chief of staff, considering resigning — report". TVNZ. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WSJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kiwi man of mystery was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Chris Liddell resigns as Xero chairman after Donald Trump administration appointment". www.stuff.co.nz. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "New Year Honours 2016 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ^ "New Year Honours: Chris Liddell - A proud Kiwi made good". www.nzherald.co.nz. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2021.