President Joe Biden said Friday that Jeff Zients, who served as the coronavirus response coordinator and a chairman of Biden’s transition, would take over as the White House chief of staff.
The formal announcement came several days after it was reported that Zients had been tapped to replace Ron Klain, the longtime Biden adviser and skilled political operative who has served the first two years of the president’s term.In a statement, Biden said that “it is important to fill Ron’s shoes with someone who understands what it means to lead a team, and who is as focused on getting things done. I’ve seen Jeff Zients tackle some of the toughest issues in government.
Zients, an entrepreneur who made a fortune by building health care and education consultancies, has a different set of skills: His allies say that he has a keen eye for recruiting talent and that he is adept at coordinating large projects, including overseeing the largest vaccine campaign in U.S. history.
While several senior advisers, including Anita Dunn, Steven J. Ricchetti, Mike Donilon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Bruce Reed are expected to oversee political operations, Zients will be expected to help oversee the implementation of the CHIPS Act, several infrastructure projects and the most significant expansion of veterans’ health care benefits in decades.
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