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American attorney and political advisor
Jessica Hertz (born 1981/1982)
[1] is an American attorney and political advisor who served as the
White House staff secretary in the
Biden administration from January to October 2021. Hertz previously served as general counsel for the
presidential transition of Joe Biden and associate general counsel at
Facebook .
[2]
[3]
[4] After leaving the White House, Hertz was named general counsel of e-commerce company
Shopify .
[5]
Education
Hertz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Harvard University and a
Juris Doctor from the
University of Chicago Law School . As a law student, she was the articles editor of the
University of Chicago Law Review .
[6]
Career
Hertz worked as a law clerk for judges
Sonia Sotomayor and
Barbara S. Jones . From 2009 to 2011, she was counselor to the administrator of the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs . In 2011 and 2012, she was counselor to the
United States Deputy Attorney General . She served as principal deputy counsel to then-Vice President
Joe Biden from 2012 to 2014. After leaving the
Obama administration in 2014, Hertz became a partner at
Jenner & Block . In April 2018, she joined
Facebook as the company's associate counsel for regulatory affairs.
[7]
In September 2020, Hertz joined the presidential transition of Joe Biden as general counsel.
[8] On December 30, 2020, it was announced that Hertz would serve as
White House staff secretary in the incoming
Biden administration .
[9] In October 2021, it was announced that Hertz would resign from her position to become general counsel for
Shopify .
[10]
[11]
Personal life
Hertz is married to Christopher Angell, an attorney working as a business manager at
Oracle .
[12]
References
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"Jessica Hertz, Christopher Angell" .
The New York Times . May 30, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
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"Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to 'build an administration that looks like America' " . PBS NewsHour . 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Thompson, Alex; Meyer, Theodoric (20 November 2020).
"Biden rewards loyalty" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
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"Jessica Hertz" . Revolving Door Project . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Lizza, Ryan; Okun, Eli; Ross, Garrett (25 October 2021).
"POLITICO Playbook PM: Where's Bernie?" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2021-10-25 .
^
"Jessica Hertz, Former Counsel to Vice President Biden, Joins Jenner & Block" . Jenner & Block . Archived from
the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Stacey, Kiran; Waters, Richard (November 8, 2020).
"What can Silicon Valley expect from Joe Biden?" .
Financial Times . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
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"Biden transition elevates former Facebook exec as ethics arbiter" . POLITICO . 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
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"Biden names Jessica Hertz, ex-Facebook lawyer, as staff secretary" . The Washington Times . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ Lippman, Daniel (12 October 2021).
"Joe Biden's staff secretary is set to leave the White House" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2021-10-12 .
^ Lizza, Ryan; Okun, Eli; Ross, Garrett (25 October 2021).
"POLITICO Playbook PM: Where's Bernie?" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2021-10-25 .
^
"Jessica Hertz, Christopher Angell (Published 2009)" . The New York Times . 2009-05-30.
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
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