
Since September 2022, John David Podesta Jr., an American political strategist born on January 8th, has held the position of Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation.
Podesta previously worked as President Bill Clinton’s White House Chief of Staff from 1998 to 2001 and as President Barack Obama’s Counselor from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, he worked for the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1995 as the White House Staff Secretary and from 1997 to 1998 as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
John Podesta wife, and children
He married Mary Podesta, a lawyer in Washington, D.C., in 1978, and the two are parents to three kids. The head of the Dublin Unified School District (CA) Board of Trustees is his daughter Megan Rouse. Podesta enjoys cooking a lot.
John Podesta parents, and siblings
Podesta was born in Chicago and spent most of his formative years there, growing up in the Northwest Side community of Jefferson Park.
His father, John David Podesta Sr., was Italian-American, and his mother, Mary (née Kokoris), was Greek-American.
His brother is the lobbyist Tony Podesta. Although Podesta’s father did not complete high school, he urged his kids to go to college.
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