Jennifer Palmieri Spotlight

Jennifer Palmieri began her political career working as an intern in Leon Panetta's (D-CA) congressional office. Palmieri came to the Clinton White House on August 2, 1994 with Leon Panetta, after he was appointed to be the White House Chief of Staff, serving as Special Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff. In the Office of the Chief of Staff, she also served as a Special Assistant to the Counselor of the President. March 9, 1997, Palmieri joined the White House Office of Scheduling and Advance serving as a Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Scheduling. September 13, 1998, Jennifer Palmieri took on a new role in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Operations.

Jennifer Palmieri is an author, television producer, and longtime political strategist. From 2019 to 2023, she was co-host and executive producer of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated “The Circus” and is the author of the number 1 New York Times bestselling book “Dear Madam President.” Jennifer was White House Communications Director under President Barack Obama and was head of communications for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Prior to joining the Obama White House, she was President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the advocacy arm for a premier progressive think tank. She was also national press secretary for the Democratic Party. Jennifer is a graduate of American University and is married to Jim Lyons. They manage a non-profit farm together in northern New Jersey.