David Simas

David Simas
Simas in 2021
White House Director of Political Affairs
In office
January 24, 2014 – December 19, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPatrick Gaspard (2011)
Succeeded byBill Stepien
Personal details
Born
David Matos Simas

(1970-01-05) January 5, 1970 (age 54)
Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseShauna
Children2
EducationStonehill College (BA)
Boston College (JD)

David Matos Simas[1][2] (born January 5, 1970)[2][1] is an American lawyer, former government official, and a former politician. He was the President of the Obama Foundation from 2021 to 2023,[3] having previously served as its CEO from 2016 to 2021[4][5] and served in Barack Obama's administration as the White House Director of Political Affairs from 2014 to 2016.[6][7]

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  2. ^ a b Perl, Peter (Summer 2014). "Meet the unflappable, unrelentingly positive David Simas". BC Law School Magazine. Boston College Law School. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Obama Foundation President David Simas leaving | Crain's Chicago Business".
  4. ^ Eilperin, Juliet (December 19, 2016). "White House political director David Simas joins Obama Foundation as CEO". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Bertagnoli, Lisa (May 3, 2018). "Meet the CEO of the Obama Foundation". Crain's Chicago Business. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Shear, Michael D. (March 1, 2014). "Obama's new political chief tries to reassure Democrats". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Allen, Jonathan; Parnes, Amie (2017). ""I'm sorry"". Shattered: inside Hillary Clinton's doomed campaign. New York: Crown. ISBN 9780553447095.