1. Jake Siewert served as the 22nd White House Press Secretary and the last of the Clinton administration and later in the Treasury department during the Obama Administration.
11 Facts About Jake Siewert
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Jake Siewert later attended Emory University, studying comparative literature and philosophy, and the University of California, Berkeley, studying law for three years, but did not earn an advanced degree.
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From 1993 to 2001, Jake Siewert held several positions during the Clinton administration, including serving as a special assistant to the president for economic affairs, working at the National Economic Council.
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Jake Siewert was deputy White House press secretary when White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart resigned on September 20,2000.
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Jake Siewert handled the press secretary duties from September 30,2000, to January 20,2001, the final 112 days of the Clinton administration.
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Jake Siewert was with aluminum giant Alcoa from 2001 to 2009 in various positions.
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Jake Siewert joined as head of global communications and public strategy, and later oversaw the company's global environment, health and safety efforts for several years.
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In June 2009, Jake Siewert joined the Obama administration in a position advising Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
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In March 2012, Jake Siewert was appointed as global head of corporate communications for investment bank Goldman Sachs, succeeding Lucas van Praag.
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An early task from the board to Jake Siewert was to be the "rebranding" of chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, whose three-year tenure has been marked by challenges to the firm and to Blankfein himself.
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Jake Siewert is married to Christine Anderson, who is head of global public affairs for Blackstone Group.