Gautam Raghavan (American Political Advisor) Biography

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Gautam Raghavan is an American political advisor and author who has worked in Democratic politics and the Obama and Biden administrations.
He has also been involved in advocacy work focused on LGBTQ+ rights and Asian American communities.

College/University	Stanford University, California
Educational Qualification	BA from Stanford University

Raised in Seattle after immigrating to the United States at age three.

Spouse

Andrew Masloski

Children

Maya

Parents

Father	Chidambaram Raghavan (Engineer)
Mother	Kamini (Interior designer)

Positions Held	Democratic Party - 15 October 2011 to 20 January 2017: Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement 20 January 2021: Deputy Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel 12 December 2021: Head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel 2009 to 2011: Acting White House Liaison for the U.S. Department of Defense and Outreach Lead for the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Working Group Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal 12 December 2021: Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel Vice President of Policy for the Gill Foundation (2014 to 2017) Director of the 2008 Obama campaign’s Asian American Finance Committee Midwest Finance Director for the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Howard Dean Partner in True’s Nonprofit & Social Impact Practice

Positions Held

Democratic Party - 15 October 2011 to 20 January 2017: Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement
20 January 2021: Deputy Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel
12 December 2021: Head of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel
2009 to 2011: Acting White House Liaison for the U.S. Department of Defense and Outreach Lead for the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Working Group
Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal
12 December 2021: Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel
Vice President of Policy for the Gill Foundation (2014 to 2017)
Director of the 2008 Obama campaign’s Asian American Finance Committee
Midwest Finance Director for the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Howard Dean
Partner in True’s Nonprofit & Social Impact Practice

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurag

1. An Indian-born immigrant is working as a political advisor advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
2. They wrote the book 'West Wingers', sharing stories from their time in the Obama White House.
3. This individual is part of the Biden Foundation and ImPact, organizations working towards societal progress.
4. Raised in Seattle after immigrating to the United States at age three.
5. Honored by the Tyler Clementi Foundation, NQAPIA, and Out Magazine.
6. Editor of 'West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House' (Penguin Books, 2018).
7. Graduated from Stanford University.