Steve Ricchetti | |
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Chief of Staff to the Vice President | |
In office December 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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Vice President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Bruce Reed |
Succeeded by | Josh Pitcock |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations | |
In office October 20, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John Podesta |
Succeeded by | Joe Hagin |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Amy Ricchetti |
Children | 4 |
Education |
Miami University (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
Steven J. Ricchetti was chief of staff to Joe Biden, the former Vice President of the United States, and Assistant to the President.
Steven J. Ricchetti grew up in Westlake, Ohio and graduated from Westlake High School.
He received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Ohio (where he served as student body president) in 1979, and his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.
Ricchetti led the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's political department from 1987 to 1989 and was executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 1990 to 1992. In the latter role, Ricchetti oversaw the upset victory of Democratic candidate Harris Wofford in the 1991 special election for Senate in Pennsylvania.
From January 1993 to February 1996, he was a White House staffer in the Clinton administration, holding the title of Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In this role, Ricchetti was the president's principal liaison to the Senate. Ricchetti conducted work for the administration on the economic recovery act of 1993, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and other legislation.