Jen Psaki

Jennifer "Jen" Psaki (born December 1, 1978) is the former American White House Press Secretary. Previously serving under the administration of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. She was White House Communications Director from 2015 to 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency. She has also been a CNN contributor.^[1]

Jennifer Psaki
Psaki in 2021
34th White House Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Karine Jean-Pierre TJ Ducklo
Preceded by	Kayleigh McEnany
Succeeded by	Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Communications Director
In office April 1, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jennifer Palmieri
Succeeded by	Sean Spicer
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
In office April 5, 2013 – March 31, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Marie Harf
Preceded by	Victoria Nuland
Succeeded by	John Kirby
White House Deputy Communications Director
In office December 19, 2009 – September 22, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Daniel Pfeiffer
Succeeded by	Jennifer Palmieri
White House Deputy Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2009 – December 19, 2009
President	Barack Obama
Leader	Robert Gibbs
Preceded by	Tony Fratto
Succeeded by	Bill Burton
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Rene Psaki (1978-12-01) December 1, 1978 (age 46) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Gregory Mecher ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Education	College of William & Mary (BA)

In November 2020, Joe Biden announced Psaki his pick for White House Press Secretary.^[2] She told Biden that she would be press secretary until 2022, only a year into her term.^[3] On April 1, 2022, Axios reported that Psaki would likely leave the White House "around May" for a job with MSNBC.^[4] On May 5, 2022, the White House announced she would be leaving the role on May 13, 2022 and named her principal deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, as her successor.^[5]