Chief of Staff Positions Held by LGBTQ Individuals
The Chief of Staff of an organization is a Human Resources professional who works directly with the Chief Executive Officer, President, or other top leader to manage and motivate employees. The title is most often used within political structures, but we have also found LGBTQ Chief of Staff in large consulting firms, religious organizations, sports organizations, industry associations, and corporate organizations.
A successful Chief of Staff pays particular focus on productivity by streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management, and communicating objectives to departments within the group or organizations. They will assist with business strategy, communications, program design, processes, and procedures. Most importantly, they serve as liason between all members of the organization.
Many LGBTQ individuals have held Chief of Staff positions in Prime Minister and Government Minister offices. Others have managed the offices of the wives of Presidents, including Michelle Obama and Dr Jill Biden. Eric Fanning of the United States held this top position in The Pentagon, and Great Britain's Mark Abrahams held the position in the Royal Air Force.
We have identified the following individuals who have acted as Chief of Staff in their organizations:
Australia
- Brendan Berne, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
- Adam Boynton, New South Wales Opposition Leader
- James Collins, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia
- Trevor Evans, Immigration Minister
- Amanda Lampe, Prime Minister's Office and Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Canada
- Michael Cherny, Deloitte Canada
France
- Jean-Marc Berthon, Office of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior,
Germany
- Ernst Rohm, SA
Great Britain
- Mark Abrahams, Royal Air Force
- Mark Fletcher, Lord Popat of Harrow
- Lee Marshall, Church of England Pension Board
- Jonny Oates, Deputy Prime Minister
Japan
- Taiga Ishikawa, Social Democratic Party of Japan
Prussia
- Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, George Washington
United States
- Anthony Bernal, Dr. Jill Biden, ALS Therapy Development Association
- Monica Boll, DXC Technologies
- Andrew Bruck, Deputy Attorney General Office
- Ashley Carrick, Alaska State Representative
- Audrey Choi, Council of Economic Advisors
- Eric Fanning, Pentagon
- John Gibson, Motion Pictures Association of America
- Greg Harris, Chicago City Councillor
- Karine Jean-Pierre, Kamala Harris
- Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications
- Ana M. Ma, Human Rights Council, Department of Labor, U.S. Small Business Administration
- David Medina, Michelle Obama
- Ven Neralla, Congressman David Levin
- Blake Oshiro, Governor of Hawaii
- Donna Red Wing, Interfaith Alliance
- Ryan Resch, Phoenix Suns
- Curtis Ried, National Security Council
- Gail Shibley, Mayor of Portland
- Louis Vega, Dow Chemicals
See Also
- LGBTQ Chief Executive Officers of Business Enterprises
- LGBTQ Chief Information/Technology Officers
- Union Leaders Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Noteworthy LGBTQ Individuals in the Accounting Profession
- Human Resource Professionals Who Are LGBTQ
- Marketing Professionals Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Officers Who Identify as LGBTQ