Michael Strautmanis

Michael Strautmanis (born March 24, 1969)[1] is an American lawyer who served as Chief of Staff to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Engagement, Valerie Jarrett during Barack Obama's Presidency.[2] He also served as Chief Counsel and the Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs on Obama's presidential transition team.[3][4]

Mike Strautmanis
Personal details
Born (1969-03-24) March 24, 1969
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS, JD)

In March, 2013, he announced his resignation from the White House staff in order to accept a post with the Walt Disney Corporation specializing in corporate citizenship.[5] In January, 2016, he became the Vice President of Civic Engagement for the Obama Foundation.[6]

Education

A Chicago, Illinois native,[4] Strautmanis was educated at the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He started his legal career as a paralegal at the Sidley, Austin law firm, where he met the Obamas.[7]

Career

Previously Strautmanis served the Clinton administration as Chief of Staff to the general counsel at the United States Agency for International Development, and then-U.S. Congressman Rod Blagojevich as legislative director.[1] He worked for the American Association for Justice.[4]

Works

In 2018, Strautmanis detailed his longstanding relationship with Michelle and Barack Obama and his experiences in the Obama White House in a chapter in West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House.[8]

References

  1. "Obama's People". The New York Times Magazine. January 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  2. "President-elect Obama announces more key White House staff". Office of the President-elect and Office of the Vice President-elect. December 5, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  3. "Obama Names Transition Team". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
  4. "Dean's Newsletter". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  5. "Strautmanis leaving White House". Chicago Sun-Times. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  6. "What's next: leadership". obama.org. Obama Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. "Obama Campaign Announces Congressional Liaison Team". Obama for America. July 7, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  8. Strautmanis, Mike (2018). "Becoming a man". In Raghavan, Gautam (ed.). West Wingers: stories from the dream chasers, change makers, and hope creators inside the Obama White House. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143133292.
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