Steve Bannon
| Steve Bannon | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| White House Chief Strategist | |
|
Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
|
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Senior Counselor to the President | |
|
Assumed office January 20, 2017 Serving with Kellyanne Conway, Dina Powell |
|
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Podesta (2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Stephen Kevin Bannon November 27, 1953 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cathleen Houff Jordan (divorced) Mary Piccard (1995–1997) Diane Clohesy (divorced 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Virginia Tech (BA) Georgetown University (MA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1976–1983 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (O-3) |
Stephen Kevin "Steve" Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is an American banker, businessman, filmmaker, and politician who is currently serving as the assistant to the President and chief strategist in the Donald Trump administration. In this capacity, since January 28, 2017, he has been a regular attendee to the Principals Committee of the National Security Council.
Prior to assuming the White House position, Bannon was the chief executive officer of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Before his political career, Bannon served as executive chair of Breitbart News, a far-right news, opinion, and commentary website which Bannon described in 2016 as "the platform for the alt-right". Bannon took leave of absence from Breitbart in order to work for the campaign. After the election, he announced that he would resign from Breitbart.
Stephen Kevin Bannon was born on November 27, 1953, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Doris (née Herr) and Martin Bannon, a telephone lineman. His working class, Irish Catholic family were pro-Kennedy, pro-union Democrats. After serving as president of the student government association, he graduated from Virginia Tech in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in urban planning and holds a master's degree in national security studies from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. In 1985, Bannon received a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Harvard Business School.
...
Wikipedia