Daniel Pfeiffer
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| Senior Advisor to the President | |
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In office January 25, 2013 – March 6, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | David Plouffe |
| Succeeded by | Shailagh Murray |
| White House Director of Communications | |
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In office November 30, 2009 – January 25, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Anita Dunn (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Palmieri |
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Howard Daniel Pfeiffer December 24, 1975 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Feinberg (2006–2011) Howli Pfeiffer (2016–present) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) |
Howard Daniel "Dan" Pfeiffer (born December 24, 1975) is a former Senior Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama for Strategy and Communications.
Pfeiffer was a long-time aide to Obama, serving in various press and communications roles throughout his 2008 campaign for the Presidency, on his presidential transition team, and in the Obama White House. He co-hosts the Pod Save America podcast with Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor. In 2015, Pfeiffer joined CNN as a political contributor.
Pfeiffer was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Vivian Lear (née Strange), a learning specialist, and Gary Malick Pfeiffer, a financial officer for DuPont.
He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University. He began his career in politics working as a spokesman for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) initiative of the Clinton Administration. In 2000 he joined the communications department of Al Gore's 2000 campaign for the Presidency.
After the 2000 presidential election, he went to work for the Democratic Governors Association, and later worked for Senators Tim Johnson, Tom Daschle, and Evan Bayh. He served briefly as communications director for Evan Bayh's presidential exploratory committee.
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