Niki Christoff

Niki Christoff (born March 27, 1978 in Pittsboro, Indiana) is an American lawyer and former Republican campaign operative, perhaps best known for serving on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Niki Christoff
Born (1978-03-27) March 27, 1978
Pittsboro, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitics, writer, lawyer

Biography

Christoff was born and raised in Pittsboro, Indiana.[1] She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 2000 and earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2003.[2] Based in Washington D.C., she worked for Republican pollster Frank Luntz before joining Senator John McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC in 2006. She later joined the presidential campaign full-time to work on the public policy team. Christoff left the Republican party and registered as an independent in 2017.[3][4] She has held senior positions at Google and Uber,[5] and was previously the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Government Relations at Salesforce.[6][7] In 2019, she was named by Fortune as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Politics.,[8] and was also recognized in Washington Life's 2019 list of Tech Innovators and Disruptors.[9]

On March 10, 2020, Christoff was named a member of The Washington Post's The Technology 202 Network, described by the newspaper as "a panel of technology experts from across the government, the private sector and the consumer advocacy.[10]

In 2020, she helped lead a group of McCain team alums to endorse Joe Biden for president.[11]

References
  1. "New born". The Indianapolis Star.
  2. "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Nicole Christoff, John Fenwick". The New York Times. 2004-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. "Key People-Sen. John McCain". p2008.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. "Hill Heat : Google's Republican Lobbyists and Representatives". www.hillheat.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. Dickson, Rebecca (2016-02-23). "Taking the wheel at Uber". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  6. Guinto, Joseph (2019-10-03). "Tech Titans 2019: Washington's Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  7. Gold, Ashley; Stern, Christopher. "Tech's Frontline in Washington, D.C." The Information.
  8. "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Politics". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  9. "Innovators & Disruptors: The 2019 Tech 25". Washington Life. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  10. "The Technology 202Network:/". The Washington Post.
  11. "Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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