Valerie Jarrett

Valerie June Jarrett is an American businesswoman, attorney and former government official who has been the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 2021. She was the longest-serving senior advisor to President Barack Obama. She headed his White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls. Before serving in the White House, she was the chief executive officer of property developer The Habitat Company and a co-chair of the Obama–Biden Transition Project.