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Karine Jean-Pierre
Former Press Secretary and Special Advisor to former President Biden, Author, Activist & Media Personality
Karine Jean-Pierre
Former Press Secretary and Special Advisor to former President Biden, Author, Activist & Media Personality
Biography
Karine Jean-Pierre is the former Press Secretary and Special Advisor to former 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 former 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, pushing major companies to change their business practices, and 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.
Speech Topics
Hope is a Discipline, a Practice & an Action
Karine Jean-Pierre believes that when we hope for a better world, we create a better world, that we can make a difference. It is hope that ultimately unlocks our power to bring about change. Jean-Pierre's parents grew up in Haiti, and it is their story of resilience, determination and hope that has inspired her to strive for the greatest heights in her life and career. As a history-making White House Press Secretary and Special Advisor to the President, Jean-Pierre's light shines far beyond the gates of The White House. Her focus has been on the pursuit of always being present as a whole person, who had one of the most demanding careers in the world, yet who also found time to be a loving and supportive parent to her daughter and an active member of her beloved mother's care team as she battled cancer. It was hope that she could balance her life and career that carried Jean-Pierre through the most challenging of times. Out of these experiences comes a message of hope that she offers to audiences that all things are possible, no matter the obstacles and detours that life is almost certain to present. We just have to believe.
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