Elizabeth M. Allen

Elizabeth M. "Liz" Allen is an American political advisor who served as the White House Deputy Communications Director during the Obama Administration.

Liz Allen
White House Deputy Communications Director
In office
2015–2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Marie Allen

Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationState University of New York at Geneseo (BA)

Education

Allen is a native of Buffalo, New York. She graduated from Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, New York in 2002. Allen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and sociology from the State University of New York at Geneseo.[1]

Career

As an undergraduate, Allen interned at the United States Department of State, where she specialized in human trafficking and international women's issues.[2]

After graduating from college, Allen served as the Associate Director of Operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She later joined the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign and worked on the 2009 Inauguration. Allen later worked as the Deputy Communications Director in the Office of the Vice President. From 2014 to 2015, she served as the Director of Public Affairs and Strategic Communication for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.[3]

From 2015 to 2017, Allen served as the White House Deputy Communications Director. After the end of the Obama administration, Allen was named the senior vice president of The Glover Park Group, a communications consulting firm.[4][5][6]

In August 2020, Allen was selected to serve as a staffer for Kamala Harris after she was announced as Joe Biden's running mate in the 2020 United States presidential election.[7][8][9][10]

On October 15, 2020, Kamala Harris paused her in-person campaigning after Allen tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

References
  1. "Bio - Elizabeth M. Allen - WEDF". www.wedf.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. Staff, Politico. "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Liz Allen, SVP at the Glover Park Group". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. "Liz Allen". Glover Park Group. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "Revolving Door: Liz Allen Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. "The poignant but complicated friendship of Joe Biden and Barack Obama". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. Mustafa, Filiz (2020-10-16). "Who is Liz Allen? Kamala Harris' communications director tests positive for Covid!". HITC. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. Jeff Zeleny, Dan Merica and Arlette Saenz. "Joe Biden selects his running mate with announcement coming as early as Tuesday". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  8. "Biden campaign puts VP team in place ahead of announcement". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. "Harris pays early dividends for Biden campaign". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. Epstein, Jennifer. "Biden builds staff team for running mate before she is unveiled". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  11. "Kamala Harris' Travel Suspended After 2 People Near Her Test Positive For Coronavirus". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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