Annie Tomasini is an American political operative who served as a senior advisor and

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during his administration. A longtime aide to Biden, she became a senior advisor in June 2023 and added deputy chief of staff duties in February 2024, serving in both roles until January 2025.

Early life and education

Tomasini is a 1998 graduate of the

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. She graduated from Boston University in 2002. While attending Boston University, she was the captain of the women's basketball team.

Career

Tomasini began her political career serving as press secretary for then-Senator Biden when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Tomasini left the vice president's office in 2011 to join

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on the public affairs team but returned to serve again in 2019. She played a pivotal role in Biden's 2020 presidential campaign as his Travelling Chief of Staff. Upon Biden assuming office as President, Tomasini joined his Executive Office staff; in 2023, she held the title of assistant to the president and senior adviser to the president and director of

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operations. She was named deputy chief of staff in February 2024, replacing Jen O'Malley Dillon, who left to join Biden's reelection campaign.Darlene Superville
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Associated Press (February 8, 2024). At the end of the Biden presidency, Tomasini was designated by Biden to raise funds for the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library.

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