Jessica Hertz (born 1981/1982)[1] is an American attorney and political advisor who served as the White House staff secretary in the Biden administration from January to October 2021. Hertz previously served as general counsel for the presidential transition of Joe Biden and associate general counsel at Facebook.[2][3][4] After leaving the White House, Hertz was named general counsel of e-commerce company Shopify.[5]
Jessica Hertz | |
|---|---|
| White House Staff Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – October 22, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Derek Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Neera Tanden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43) |
| Political party | Democratic[citation needed] |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Education
editHertz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School. As a law student, she was the articles editor of the University of Chicago Law Review.[6]
Career
editHertz worked as a law clerk for judges Sonia Sotomayor and Barbara S. Jones. From 2009 to 2011, she was counselor to the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. In 2011 and 2012, she was counselor to the United States Deputy Attorney General. She served as principal deputy counsel to then-Vice President Joe Biden from 2012 to 2014. After leaving the Obama administration in 2014, Hertz became a partner at Jenner & Block. In April 2018, she joined Facebook as the company's associate counsel for regulatory affairs.[7]
In September 2020, Hertz joined the presidential transition of Joe Biden as general counsel.[8] On December 30, 2020, it was announced that Hertz would serve as White House staff secretary in the incoming Biden administration.[9] In October 2021, it was announced that Hertz would resign from her position to become general counsel for Shopify.[10][11]
Personal life
editHertz is married to Christopher Angell, an attorney working as a business manager at Oracle.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Jessica Hertz, Christopher Angell". The New York Times. May 30, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to 'build an administration that looks like America'". PBS NewsHour. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Thompson, Alex; Meyer, Theodoric (20 November 2020). "Biden rewards loyalty". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Jessica Hertz". Revolving Door Project. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Lizza, Ryan; Okun, Eli; Ross, Garrett (25 October 2021). "POLITICO Playbook PM: Where's Bernie?". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Jessica Hertz, Former Counsel to Vice President Biden, Joins Jenner & Block". Jenner & Block. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Stacey, Kiran; Waters, Richard (November 8, 2020). "What can Silicon Valley expect from Joe Biden?". Financial Times. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Biden transition elevates former Facebook exec as ethics arbiter". POLITICO. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Biden names Jessica Hertz, ex-Facebook lawyer, as staff secretary". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Lippman, Daniel (12 October 2021). "Joe Biden's staff secretary is set to leave the White House". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ Lizza, Ryan; Okun, Eli; Ross, Garrett (25 October 2021). "POLITICO Playbook PM: Where's Bernie?". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Jessica Hertz, Christopher Angell (Published 2009)". The New York Times. 2009-05-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-30.