Dan Scavino

Daniel Scavino Jr. (born 1976) is an American political adviser. He has been the deputy chief of staff in the second Trump administration since 2025. He was White House deputy chief of staff for communications from 2020 to 2021, and Director of Social Media from 2017 to 2021.^[2][3] Scavino was the general manager of Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and director of social media for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.^[4]

Dan Scavino
Scavino in 2025
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2025 Serving with Stephen Miller, James Blair, & Taylor Budowich
President	Donald Trump
Chief of Staff	Susie Wiles
Preceded by	Annie Tomasini
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
In office April 21, 2020 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Stephanie Grisham (White House Communications Director
Succeeded by	Kate Bedingfield (White House Communications Director)
White House Director of Social Media
In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rob Flaherty (Digital Strategy)
Personal details
Born	Daniel Scavino Jr. 1976 (age 48–49)[1] New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Scavino ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2018)​
Children	2
Education	State University of New York, Plattsburgh (BA)