Wally Adeyemo

Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo is a Nigerian-born American attorney and political advisor serving as the first president of the Obama Foundation. During the Obama Administration, Adeyemo served as the first Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics from 2015 to 2016 and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.

Wally Adeyemo
1st President of the Obama Foundation
Assumed office
August 1, 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Deputy National Security Advisor
for International Economics
In office
2015–2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
Adewale Adeyemo

Nigeria
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Early life and education

Adeyemo was born in Nigeria and raised in Los Angeles County, California.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.[2]

Career

Adeyemo served as the Director of African American Outreach for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign and was based in the San Francisco office.[3]

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Adeyemo worked as an editor at the Hamilton Project. Adeyemo then served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to Jack Lew in the United States Department of the Treasury.[4] Adeyemo later worked as the chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also served as the first chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Elizabeth Warren. He selected to concurrently serve as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and deputy director of the National Economic Council in 2015, serving until 2016. On August 1, 2019, it was announced that Adeyemo would serve as the first president of the Obama Foundation.[5]

References
  1. Editor (2015-12-16). "Obama Appoints 34 Years Old Adewale Adeyemo As Deputy National Security Advisor". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2020-06-06.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Rachlin, Jill. "Wally Adeyemo". Reiss Center on Law and Security. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. "John Kerry-California Campaign Organization". p2004.org. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. Communities, Africa Business. "Obama appoints 34-yr-old Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo as deputy NSA". Africa Business Communities. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. "Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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