Stefanie Feldman
Stef Feldman | |
|---|---|
| White House Staff Secretary | |
| In office May 26, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Neera Tanden |
| Succeeded by | Will Scharf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1988 Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Stefanie "Stef" Feldman (born July 8, 1988) is an American political and policy advisor who served as White House Staff Secretary and Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention for Joe Biden. She was also the national policy director for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. She writes the newsletter The Permanent Campaign.
Early life and education
[edit]Feldman was born on July 8, 1988[1] in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Duke University in 2010,[2] where she received a scholarship through The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program.[3] She also earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.[4]
Career
[edit]Feldman started her career in 2011 as a policy advisor to then-Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. During that time, she was part of the team that helped Biden develop legislation and executive actions in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[4] She also worked on climate policy for Vice President Biden.[5]
In 2017, she began working as the policy director for the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware.[4]
Feldman was the National Policy Director[6] for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. In this role, she served as "Biden’s unofficial climate liaison to unions and environmentalists."[5] She was an economic advisor to Biden.[7][8] The Washingtonian described Feldman as one of the most influential operatives on the Biden campaign.[9]
In 2020, President Biden appointed Feldman to serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice.[10][11] She was in the Oval Office with Biden to discuss executive actions in the earliest days of his presidency.[12] In 2021, she was described as "a longtime policy guru who knows how Biden thinks so well, some joke she knows Biden policy positions before he does."[12]
In 2023, Biden promoted Feldman to Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.[13][6][14] Biden said, "Stef is one of my longest-serving and most trusted advisors. I asked Stef to join me from the White House to the University of Delaware, to my presidential campaign, and back to the White House because of her talent and tenacious pursuit of policies that make life better for hard-working Americans. I have now asked her to serve as Staff Secretary because I know I can trust her to ensure that I am equipped with the best advice and counsel."[15]
In September 2023, Feldman also took on the role of Director of the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.[16] Biden announced Feldman's appointment during remarks in the Rose Garden.[17] He wrote that Feldman "has capably led my Administration’s gun violence prevention efforts and been a trusted aide for more than a decade."[18] The National Shooting Sports Foundation criticized Feldman's appointment, noting that her "social media is peppered with gun control chest-thumping."[19] Feldman's appointment was criticized in NRA journal America's 1st Freedom.[20][21]
After leaving the White House, Feldman launched the newsletter The Permanent Campaign.
She has appeared in print and TV interviews on outlets including The New York Times,[22] Scripps,[23] USA Today,[24] CNN,[25] MSNBC,[26] Axios,[27] and Politico.[28] She has also appeared on podcasts.[29][30][31]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, POLITICO (July 8, 2020). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Stef Feldman, policy director for Joe Biden's campaign". POLITICO.
- ^ "Faces@50: Stefanie Feldman, PPS'10 | Sanford School of Public Policy". sanford.duke.edu.
- ^ Social, Robertson (August 7, 2019). "Stef Feldman | Robertson Scholars". robertsonscholars.org.
- ^ a b c "Alumna Advises Vice President Biden in his New Venture | Sanford School of Public Policy". sanford.duke.edu.
- ^ a b Waldman, Scott (March 1, 2021). "Meet Stefanie Feldman, Biden aide and climate negotiator". E&E News by POLITICO.
- ^ a b House, The White (May 5, 2023). "President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel". The White House.
- ^ "Here Are the Policy Advisers Who Have Joe Biden's Ear (Published 2020)". The New York Times. October 29, 2020.
- ^ "The Biden Team Wants to Transform the Economy. Really. (Published 2021)". The New York Times. February 11, 2021.
- ^ "These Are the Most Influential Operatives on the Biden Campaign - Washingtonian". October 26, 2020.
- ^ Garrison, Joey. "Biden names White House team to work on racial equity, immigration and other domestic policy priorities". USA TODAY.
- ^ Wren, Kayla Epstein, Kimberly Leonard, Robin Bravender, Tina Sfondeles, Sawyer Click, Nicole Gaudiano, Camila DeChalus, Adam. "The ultimate White House org chart to 600+ members of Biden's staff and who makes six figures". Business Insider.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Inside Biden's bubble: How an insular White House has kept drama and leaks at a minimum". POLITICO. April 27, 2021.
- ^ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275086276.html
- ^ Ward, Myah (September 19, 2023). "Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention". POLITICO.
- ^ House, The White (May 5, 2023). "President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel". The White House.
- ^ Cassidy, Daphane (October 3, 2023). "Take a look at Who is Running President Biden's Gun Violence Office".
- ^ "President Biden Remarks on Launch of Office of Gun Violence Prevention | Video | C-SPAN.org".
- ^ House, The White (September 21, 2023). "President Joe Biden to Establish First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, To Be Overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris". The White House.
- ^ Cassidy, Daphane (October 3, 2023). "Take a look at Who is Running President Biden's Gun Violence Office". NSSF. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ O'Leary, Garrett (November 16, 2023). "Biden's Office of Anti-Freedom Activists". americas1stfreedom.org. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ LaPierre, Wayne (November 21, 2023). "Standing Guard | Biden Weaponizes White House Against NRA Members And Gun Owners". americas1stfreedom.org. National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "Biden Signs Climate, Health Bill Into Law as Other Economic Goals Remain". The New York Times. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden plans to sign new executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence". Scripps News. September 22, 2024.
- ^ Garrison, Joey. "Fund the police? Pushed by Biden, Democrat mayors divided how to use COVID money to fight crime". USA TODAY.
- ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com.
- ^ "Chris Jansing Reports : MSNBCW : September 22, 2023 10:00am-11:00am PDT". September 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ González, Oriana (October 30, 2020). "Biden eyeing two relief efforts if elected, adviser says". Axios.
- ^ Barrón-López, Laura (April 11, 2022). "Biden's solution to the politics of rising crime: Focus on guns". POLITICO.
- ^ Red Wine and Blue (June 5, 2024). We CAN Handle The Truth (with Stefanie Feldman and Greg Jackson). Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "In The Making". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Bad On Paper: Bad on Politics #7: Stef Feldman, Biden Harris 2020 National Policy Director, on Joe Biden's Policies". sites.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
