Jeff Zients

Jeffrey Dunston Zients (born November 12, 1966) is an American businessman and politician who is the 31st White House Chief of Staff since 2023. From February 2014 to January 2017, he was the director of the National Economic Council. Zients was also acting director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2010 and 2013.

Jeff Zients
Official portrait, 2023
31st White House Chief of Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2023
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Jen O'Malley Dillon Bruce Reed
Preceded by	Ron Klain
Counselor to the President
In office January 20, 2021 – April 5, 2022 Serving with Steve Ricchetti
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Hope Hicks Derek Lyons
Succeeded by	Steve Ricchetti
10th Director of the National Economic Council
In office March 5, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Gene Sperling
Succeeded by	Gary Cohn
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget for Management
In office June 19, 2009 – October 16, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Clay Johnson III
Succeeded by	Beth Cobert
Minor offices held 2009–⁠2013, 2021–⁠2022 White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator In office January 20, 2021 – April 5, 2022 President Joe Biden Preceded by Deborah Birx Succeeded by Ashish Jha Director of the Office of Management and Budget Acting In office January 27, 2012 – April 24, 2013 President Barack Obama Deputy Heather Higginbottom Preceded by Jack Lew Succeeded by Sylvia Mathews Burwell In office July 30, 2010 – November 18, 2010 President Barack Obama Deputy Jeffrey Liebman Preceded by Peter R. Orszag Succeeded by Jack Lew 1st Chief Performance Officer of the United States In office June 19, 2009 – October 16, 2013 President Barack Obama Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Beth Cobert
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Dunston Zients (1966-11-12) November 12, 1966 (age 57) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Menell
Education	Duke University (BA)

Zients was a member of Facebook's board of directors from 2018 to 2020.

In December 2020, Joe Biden named Zients as coordinator of the COVID-19 response and counselor to the president in his administration.^[1]

In January 2023, it was announced that Zients would replace Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff in February.^[2][3][4]

References

1. "President-elect Joe Biden Announces Key Members of Health Team". Biden transition. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
2. Tyler Pager; Yasmeen Abutaleb (January 22, 2023). "Jeff Zients to be Biden's next chief of staff". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
3. Phil Mattingly; Kaitlan Collins (January 22, 2023). "Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
4. Anders Hagstrom; Brooke Singman; Greg Wehner (January 22, 2023). "Biden to tap former COVID czar Jeff Zients as new chief of staff". Fox News. Retrieved January 22, 2023.