Jake Sullivan

Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan (born November 28, 1976) is an American politician who has been the 29th United States National Security Advisor since 2021.

Jake Sullivan
Sullivan in 2021
29th United States National Security Advisor
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Jonathan Finer
Preceded by	Robert C. O'Brien
Succeeded by	Michael Waltz (designate)
National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States
In office February 26, 2013 – August 1, 2014
Vice President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Antony Blinken
Succeeded by	Colin Kahl
Director of Policy Planning
In office February 4, 2011 – February 15, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Anne-Marie Slaughter
Succeeded by	David McKean
Personal details
Born	Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan 1976 (age 47–48) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maggie Goodlander ​ (m. 2015)​
Education	Yale University (BA, JD) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil)

Early life

Sullivan was born in Burlington, Vermont^[1] and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[2] Sullivan studied at Yale University and at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Career

He was the senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential election campaign and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of State.^[3] Sullivan was the Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College and a senior fellow and Master in Public Policy faculty member at the Carsey School of Public Policy.

On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he wanted Sullivan to be his National Security Advisor.^[4]

Personal life

In 2015, Sullivan married lawyer Maggie Goodlander, who is a member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire ^[5] In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.^[6]

References

1. Elise Labott, "The Sullivan Model", Foreign Policy, April 9, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
2. Gihring, Tim (February 9, 2016). "'We just go to Jake': How a Southwest High grad became Hillary Clinton's go-to guy". MinnPost. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
3. Nather, David (April 14, 2015). "Clinton names top 3 wonks for campaign Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Politico. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
4. Pager, Tyler; Epstein, Jennifer; Mohsin, Saleha (November 22, 2020). "Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. Kazarian, Grace; O'Keefe, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launches congressional campaign in New Hampshire". CBS News. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
6. Lerer, Lisa (May 20, 2024). "In a House Race in N.H., a Famous Spouse, and a Traumatic Pregnancy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.