Brian Harrison (government official)

Brian Harrison (born c. 1983) is an American government official, currently serving as Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Brian E. Harrison
Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Assumed office
July 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
SecretaryAlex Azar
Preceded byPeter Urbanowicz
Personal details
Alma materTexas A&M University (BA)

Education

Harrison studied economics at Texas A&M University.[1]

Career

From 2005–2009, Harrison held positions at HHS, in the Social Security Administration, at the United States Department of Defense, and at the Office of the Vice President of the United States during the Presidency of George W. Bush.[1][2][3]

After leaving government service in 2009, he was director of healthcare practice at the DCI Group, a public affairs consulting group.[2][4][5] In 2011, he was a delegate at the annual American-German Young Leaders Conference organized by the American Council on Germany.[4] Harrison then worked at his father's home-building business, Harrison Homes.[2] From 2012 to 2018 he owned and operated a Dallas, Texas, dog-breeding business called Dallas Labradoodles.[3][6][7]

During the Presidency of Donald Trump, Harrison was appointed deputy chief of staff in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and promoted to chief of staff when his predecessor departed in June 2019.[6][8] Harrison coordinated HHS' early response to the COVID-19 pandemic before those responsibilities were transferred to Robert Kadlec in February 2020.[2][9]

Personal life

Harrison was married to Tara Napier in 2011.[10] She worked at the White House during the Bush administration in 2007 and at the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2005 to 2011 before being hired by BP as communications manager in December 2011.[10][11] She became head of corporate affairs in 2019.[11] The Harrison's have four children.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Brian Harrison". hhs.gov. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. Gillman, Todd (April 24, 2020). "No, Trump did not put a Labradoodle breeder in charge of COVID-19 response". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Ballhaus, Rebecca (April 22, 2020). "Health Chief's Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). acgusa.org. American Council on Germany. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. "Why would a former dog breeder help oversee a pandemic response?". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. Slisco, Aila (April 22, 2020). "Who Is Brian Harrison? Former Labradoodle Breeder Reportedly Led HHS Response to Coronavirus". newsweek.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Rostom, Aram (April 22, 2020). "Special Report: Former Labradoodle breeder tapped to lead U.S. pandemic task force". Reuters. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. Rappleye, Emily (June 5, 2019). "HHS chief of staff departs". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. Diamond, Dan (March 5, 2020). "White House sidelines Azar from coronavirus response". Politico. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Ross, Garrett; Okun, Eli (April 20, 2020). "POLITICO Playbook PM: More haggling on PPP". Politico. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. "Tara Napier Harrison". Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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