Karine Jean-Pierre

Sharing personal anecdotes and inspiration from her history-making career, Karine Jean-Pierre offers a compelling view from the podium at the highest levels of government. 

Karine Jean-Pierre is the former Press Secretary and Special Advisor to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. She is the first Black person and first openly queer person to serve as the White House Press Secretary and is the longest serving female in this role. Karine is a long-time advisor to President Biden, having served in senior communications and political roles in the Biden Administration, the Biden campaign, and in the Obama Administration. Prior to her role on the campaign, she served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org and an NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst.

Jean-Pierre served as Regional Political Director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama-Biden administration and as Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. She served as Southeast Regional Political Director for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, Deputy Campaign Manager for Martin O’Malley for President, Campaign Manager for the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Initiative, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Legislative and Budget Affairs for two members in the New York City Council. 

Previously, Karine worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics, and she is the author of her memoir titled Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America. Born in Martinique and raised in New York, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Columbia University. Karine’s forthcoming book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, will discuss Biden’s decision to bow out of the 2024 election and will encourage voters to look beyond the two-party political system. 

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