Herbie Ziskend is an American political advisor and a deputy director of communications for the

Biden administration Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Biden, a Democrat from Delaware who previously served as vice president under Barack Obama, took office following his victory ...

since August 2022. He has previously served as a communications advisor for Vice President

Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well ...

from 2021 to 2022, and as a policy and communications advisor to Vice President Joe Biden from 2009 to 2011.

Education

Ziskend earned a Bachelor of Arts from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

and is a Dubin Scholar at the

Harvard Kennedy School of Government The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

Career

Obama administration

Ziskend was a campaign staffer on the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign and later served as a policy and communications advisor to Vice President Joe Biden from 2009 to 2011. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Ziskend, Eric Lesser and Arun Chaudhary organized a

seder The Passover Seder (; he, סדר פסח , 'Passover order/arrangement'; yi, סדר ) is a ritual feast at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted throughout the world on the eve of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew c ...

during the campaign. The tradition followed the Obama administration into the White House as the official White House Passover Seder After leaving the White House, Ziskend worked as Chief of Staff to

Arianna Huffington Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (née Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou, el, Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου ; born July 15, 1950) is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of '' Th ...

at the

Huffington Post Media Group ''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...

in New York City, and as the Director of Public Policy and Rise of Rest Investments at

Revolution LLC Revolution LLC is an American investment firm based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2005 by AOL co-founder Steve Case, after leaving the AOL Time Warner board. The firm seeks to fund entrepreneurs who are transforming legacy industries with inno ...

, an investment firm led by AOL co-founder Steve Case. Ziskend also worked as a senior vice president at

SKDKnickerbocker SKDK (formerly SKDKnickerbocker) is a public affairs and political consulting firm that specializes in working for Democratic Party politicians. It has offices in Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles, CA, and Albany, New York. The firm em ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziskend, Herbie Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Cornell University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard Kennedy School alumni Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign Biden administration personnel Obama administration personnel Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign HuffPost Jewish American government officials