Joe Grogan

Not to be confused with Joe Rogan.

Joe Grogan
Director of the Domestic Policy Council
In office
February 4, 2019 – May 24, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAndrew Bremberg
Succeeded byBrooke Rollins (acting)
Personal details
Born (1972-02-22) February 22, 1972 (age 52)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationState University of New York at Albany (BA)
College of William & Mary (JD)

Joseph Grogan is the former director of the United States Domestic Policy Council and assistant to President Donald Trump.[1][2] Appointed by Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Grogan converted the traditionally small office into an influential policy council.[3][4][5][6]

Grogan worked from 2017 to January 2019 as a health care official in the Office of Management and Budget.[4] He was appointed a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in January 2020.[1][2]

On April 29, 2020, Grogan announced he would resign on May 24.[7][8] He subsequently joined the board of directors of Verde Technologies.[9]

  1. ^ a b Santucci, Jeanine (February 27, 2020). "What we know about the White House coronavirus task force now that Mike Pence is in charge". USA Today. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Coronavirus Task Force". whitehouse.gov (Press release). January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "Scoop: Trump bulks up White House policy shop with 3 new hires". Axios. March 31, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cancryn, Adam; Diamond, Dan (January 22, 2019). "White House to name Grogan top policy aide". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Diamond, Dan; Kumar, Anita; Pradhan, Rachana; Cancryn, Adam (June 18, 2019). "'They're all fighting him': Trump aides spar with health secretary". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Plott, Elaina; Nicholas, Peter (June 27, 2019). "How a Forgotten White House Team Gained Power in the Trump Era". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Armour, Stephanie; Ballhaus, Rebecca (April 29, 2020). "Joe Grogan to Resign as Top White House Domestic Policy Adviser". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Diamond, Dan; Cancryn, Adam (April 29, 2020). "Trump's top domestic policy aide resigns". Politico. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Chalfant, Morgan (August 4, 2020). "Former Trump aide seeks to fight drug abuse, addiction in his new role". The Hill. Retrieved August 4, 2020.