Evan Ryan
Evan Maureen Ryan (born April 18, 1971) is an American public servant currently serving as White House Cabinet Secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama Administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden. Early life and education. Ryan was born in 1971 in Alexandria, Virginia, where she grew up in a middle-class family of Irish Catholic descent. Ms. Ryan received a B.A. in political science from Boston College. In May 2006 , Ms. Ryan received a Masters in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Career. Ryan served under Secretary of State John Kerry as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs and worked in the Obama-Biden White House as Assistant to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement from September 2013 to January 2017. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Ryan served as Deputy Campaign Manager for then Senator Biden's 2008 presidential campaign and also served on the Kerry's 2004 Presidential Campaign  and Hillary Clinton's 2000 senatorial campaign. Ryan served in the Clinton White House, as Deputy Director of Scheduling for First Lady Hillary Clinton and as Special Assistant to the First Lady's Chief of Staff. After leaving the White House in January 2017, she helped launch and lead Axios, and served as their Executive Vice President. She has worked as a consultant for the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and served as Deputy Chair for the governance track of the Clinton Global Initiative. She is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Evan Ryan was a  Senior Advisor for the Biden-Harris transition team. In January 2021, she was appointed White House Cabinet Secretary. Personal life. In 2002, Ryan married government official Antony Blinken in a bi-denominational ceremony at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Blinken, who served as Deputy Secretary of State under John Kerry in the Obama administration, now serves as Secretary of State under President Biden.