John Podesta

John Podesta
Podesta in 2024
Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy
Assumed office
March 6, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn Kerry (U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate)
Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation
Assumed office
September 2, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyKristina Costa
Preceded byOffice established
Counselor to the President
In office
January 1, 2014 – February 13, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPete Rouse
Succeeded byKellyanne Conway
20th White House Chief of Staff
In office
October 20, 1998 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
DeputySteve Ricchetti
Maria Echaveste
Preceded byErskine Bowles
Succeeded byAndy Card
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
for Operations
In office
January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Chief of StaffErskine Bowles
Preceded byEvelyn Lieberman
Succeeded bySteve Ricchetti
White House Staff Secretary
In office
January 20, 1993 – June 30, 1995
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPhillip Brady
Succeeded byTodd Stern
Personal details
Born
John David Podesta Jr.

(1949-01-08) January 8, 1949 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Podesta
(m. 1978)
Children3
RelativesTony Podesta (brother)
EducationKnox College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

John David Podesta Jr. (born January 8, 1949) is an American political consultant who has been serving as Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy since 2024, having previously served as the Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation from 2022 to 2024. Podesta previously served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001 and counselor to President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2015. Before that, he served in the Clinton administration as White House staff secretary from 1993 to 1995 and White House deputy chief of staff for operations from 1997 to 1998.

He is the former president, and now chair and counselor, of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a think tank in Washington, D.C., as well as a visiting professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and was chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.[1] Additionally, he was a co-chairman of the Obama-Biden transition team.[2][3][4]

In his current role as senior advisor to President Biden, Podesta oversees the disbursement of $370–783 billion in clean energy tax credits and incentives authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.[5][6]

On January 31, 2024, it was announced that Podesta will succeed John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat.[7]

  1. ^ Glueck, Katie; Devere, Edward-Isaac (January 13, 2015). "John Podesta to leave White House post in February". Politico. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Talev, Margaret (December 10, 2013). "Obama to Name Former Clinton Official Podesta as Special Adviser". BusinessWeek. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Stein, Sam (October 8, 2008). "Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "Washington Post". Who Runs Gov. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Friedman, Lisa (September 2, 2022). "Biden, remaking climate team, picks John Podesta to guide spending". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Repealing Inflation Reduction Act's Energy Credits Would Raise $663 Billion, JCT Projects". Tax Foundation. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Joselow, Maxine (January 31, 2024). "John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 31, 2024.