Anita Dunn
Anita Dunn | |
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Dunn in 2023 | |
| Senior Advisor to the President for Communications | |
| In office May 5, 2022 – August 2024 | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – August 12, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump |
| Succeeded by | Ben LaBolt Karine Jean-Pierre |
| White House Communications Director | |
| Acting April 21, 2009 – November 30, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ellen Moran |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Pfeiffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anita Babbitt January 8, 1958 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Robert Bauer |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) |
Anita Dunn (née Babbitt; born January 8, 1958) is an American political strategist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, holding the post from January 20, 2021, to August 12, 2021, and again from May 5, 2022 to August 2024. She is currently serving as a senior adviser to the Future Forward PAC.
Previously, she served as acting White House Communications Director in the Obama White House. Additionally, she served as managing director at SKDK, a strategic communications firm in Washington, D.C., and an advisor to the Biden presidential transition. Dunn has worked on six Democratic presidential campaigns over a period of 40 years.