American political consultant (born 1949)
John Podesta
Podesta in 2024
Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy In office President Joe Biden Preceded by John Kerry (U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate)Senior Advisor to the President forClean Energy Innovation and Implementation In office President Joe Biden Deputy Kristina Costa Preceded by Office established Counselor to the President In office President Barack Obama Preceded by Pete Rouse Succeeded by Kellyanne Conway 20thWhite House Chief of Staff In office President Bill Clinton Deputy Steve Ricchetti Maria Echaveste Preceded by Erskine Bowles Succeeded by Andy Card White House Deputy Chief of Staff for OperationsIn office President Bill Clinton Preceded by Evelyn Lieberman Succeeded by Steve Ricchetti White House Staff Secretary In office President Bill Clinton Preceded by Phillip Brady Succeeded by Todd Stern Personal details Born John David Podesta Jr. (1949-01-08 ) January 8, 1949 (age 77) Party Democratic Spouse Children 3 Relatives Tony Podesta (brother)Education Knox College (BA )Georgetown University (JD )
John David Podesta Jr. (born January 8, 1949) is an Americanpolitical consultant who served asSenior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy from 2024 to 2025, having previously served asSenior Advisor to the President forClean Energy Innovation and Implementation from 2022 to 2025. Podesta previously served asWhite House chief of staff to PresidentBill Clinton from 1998 to 2001 andcounselor to PresidentBarack Obama from 2014 to 2015. Before that, he served in theClinton administration asWhite House staff secretary from 1993 to 1995 andWhite House deputy chief of staff for operations from 1997 to 1998.
Podesta is the former president and now chair and counselor of theCenter for American Progress (CAP), athink tank in Washington, D.C., as well as a visiting professor of law at theGeorgetown University Law Center and was chairman ofHillary Clinton 's2016 presidential campaign .[ 1] Obama transition team .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Joe Biden , Podesta oversaw the disbursement of $370–783 billion in clean energy tax credits and incentives authorized by theInflation Reduction Act of 2022 .[ 5] [ 6] John Kerry astop U.S. climate diplomat .[ 7]
Early life Podesta spent most of his early years in Chicago, where he was born, growing up in the neighborhood ofJefferson Park on the city'sNorthwest Side .[ 8] Greek-American , and his father, John David Podesta Sr., wasItalian-American .[ 9] Tony Podesta , a lobbyist, is his brother.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
In 1967, Podesta graduated fromLane Tech High School in Chicago. Podesta met Bill Clinton in 1970 when they worked in Connecticut forJoseph Duffey , a candidate for the United States Senate.[ 13] Knox College inGalesburg, Illinois , where he had served as a volunteer for the presidential candidacy ofEugene McCarthy .[ 12] J.D. fromGeorgetown University Law Center in 1976.[ 14]
Podesta worked as a trial attorney for theDepartment of Justice 's Honors Program in the Land and Natural Resources Division (1976–77), and as a Special Assistant to the Director ofACTION , the Federal volunteer agency (1978–79). His political career began in1972 , when he worked forGeorge McGovern 's unsuccessfulpresidential campaign .[ 15]
Career Podesta held positions onCapitol Hill , including Counselor to Democratic Leader SenatorThomas Daschle (1995–96); Chief Counsel for the Senate Agriculture Committee (1987–88); Chief Minority Counsel for theUnited States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks ; Security and Terrorism; and Regulatory Reform; and Counsel on the Majority Staff of theSenate Judiciary Committee (1979–81). In 1988, he and his brother Tony co-foundedPodesta Associates, Inc. , a Washington, D.C., "government relations and public affairs"lobbying firm. Now known as thePodesta Group , the firm "has close ties to theDemocratic Party and theObama administration [and] has been retained by some of the biggest corporations in the country, includingWal-Mart ,BP andLockheed Martin ."[ 16]
Clinton administration Podesta in 1993 Podesta served as both an assistant to the president and asdeputy chief of staff . Earlier, from January 1993 to 1995, he was assistant to the president,staff secretary and a senior policy adviser on government information, privacy, telecommunications security and regulatory policy. Podesta was the first White House staffer to get the news of theLewinsky scandal and was put in charge of managing the crisis.[ 17] Clinton administration and served in the position until the end of Clinton's time in office in January 2001. Podesta encouragedExecutive Order 12958 , which led to efforts to declassify millions of pages from the U.S. diplomatic and national security history.[ 18]
Post-Clinton administration Podesta meeting withBill Clinton andGeorgetown University presidentJohn J. DeGioia in 2006 In 2003, Podesta founded theCenter for American Progress , aliberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and served as its president and CEO until he stepped down in 2011. (CAP chief operating officerNeera Tanden succeeded Podesta as president and CEO, taking over day-to-day operations.)[ 19] [ 20] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Podesta has taught at his alma mater,Georgetown University Law Center , many times over the years,[ 23] congressional investigations, law and technology, legislation, copyright and public-interest law.[ 23] [ 24] [ 24] Constitution Project 's bipartisan Liberty and Security Committee.[ 25] The Power of Progress: How America's Progressives Can (Once Again) Save Our Economy, Our Climate, and Our Country . In 2009, he accompanied Bill Clinton toNorth Korea for negotiations securing the release oftwo American journalists imprisoned onespionage charges. He can be seen in numerous widely circulated photographs of Clinton meeting withKim Jong-il .[ 26]
President Obama holds a meeting with Podesta andSusan Rice aboardAir Force One , 2015 Podesta opposes the excessive use ofclassification , and in a 2004 speech atPrinceton University condemned what he called the U.S.'s "excessive government secrecy" and "bloated secrecy bureaucracy".[ 27] Executive Order 12958 , "which set tough standards for classifying documents and led to the unprecedented effort to declassify millions of pages from our nation's diplomatic and national security history," as "perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the Clinton administration."[ 27] [ 28]
Podesta is described as "a longtime advocate for governmentdisclosure ofUFO files".[ 29] Coalition for Freedom of Information Podesta stated that, "It is time for the government to declassify records that are more than 25 years old and to provide scientists with data that will assist in determining the real nature of this phenomenon."[ 30] Leslie Kean titled "UFOs- Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go On The Record". The book details numerous contact events by these trained personnel.[ 31]
Podesta testifies before theSenate Budget Committee Task Force on Government Performance. Podesta became an honorary patron of theUniversity Philosophical Society in March 2006. Podesta is an emeritus member of the Knox College Board of Trustees.[ 32] Bedford, Massachusetts –based energy companyJoule Unlimited since January 2011.[ 33] [ 34] Portland, Oregon -based Equilibrium Capital. In 2013, Podesta earned $90,000 as a consultant to theWest Chester, Pennsylvania -based HJW Foundation, a nonprofit group led by Swiss billionaireHansjörg Wyss .[ 33] Post-2015 Development Agenda .[ 35]
After the 2016 election, Podesta joinedThe Washington Post [ 36] China–United States Exchange Foundation .[ 37] Joe Biden appointed Podesta assenior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation, heading his ownnew dedicated White House office .[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 , which was passed the previous month.[ 41] [ 5] [ 6] John Kerry in the role ofU.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in 2024.[ 42]
The White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation was abolished by President Trump by his "Unleashing American Energy" executive order on January 20th, 2025.[ 43]
Personal email leak On October 7, 2016,WikiLeaks started to publish thousands of emails reportedly retrieved from Podesta's privateGmail account, some of which contained controversial material regarding Clinton's positions or campaign strategy.[ 44] [ 45] [ 46] Secureworks , claimed that a Russian hacking group namedFancy Bear gained access to Podesta's account throughphishing .[ 47] Donald Trump were behind the leak.[ 44]
TheUnited States Intelligence Community released a statement directly accusing Russian intelligence of involvement.[ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] Joe Biden toldNBC News that the United States was "sending a message" to Russian PresidentVladimir Putin and that a wide-ranging "clandestine" cyber operation would take place in response to the Russians' activities.[ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
Personal life Podesta isCatholic and has worked withCatholics in Alliance for the Common Good andCatholics United .[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] Dublin Unified School District (CA) Board of Trustees.[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62]
See also
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