Biden-Harris Administration
Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Appointments
CAWP includes women who are appointed to positions designated as cabinet or cabinet-level, including vice president, by a presidential administration. This designation depends on each presidential administration. See CAWP’s fact sheet on Women in Presidential Cabinets for complete historical information.
Vice President
Secretary of Commerce
Confirmed March 2, 2021
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Confirmed March 10, 2021
Chair, Council of Economic Advisors
Confirmed March 2, 2021
Secretary of Energy
Confirmed February 25, 2021
U.S. Trade Representative
Confirmed March 17, 2021
Administrator, Small Business Administration
Confirmed March 16, 2021
U.N. Ambassador
Confirmed February 23, 2021
Secretary of the Interior
Confirmed March 15, 2021
Secretary of the Treasury
Confirmed January 25, 2021
Director of National Intelligence
Confirmed January 20, 2021
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Confirmed March 15, 2022
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Confirmed September 22, 2022
High-Level Staff in the Executive Office of the President
CAWP includes women who hold senior staff positions in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including: (1) women who head top-tier entities (offices and councils) in the EOP that are not designated as cabinet-level; (2) women who head top-tier entities (offices and councils) in the White House Office; (3) women serving as Senior Advisors and Counselors to the President; and (4) women who serve as Coordinators of or top-level Advisors to White House initiatives. We do not include deputy-level posts or staff positions other than Chiefs of Staff in the Office of the Vice President and the Office of the First Lady.
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary
Krystal Ka’ai, Executive Director of White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Jennifer Klein, Director of the White House Gender Policy Council and Assistant to the President
Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor and Assistant to the President
Emmy Ruiz, Director of Political Strategy and Outreach
Evan Ryan, Cabinet Secretary
Stefanie Feldman, Staff Secretary and Assistant to the President
Louisa Terrell, Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs
Annie Tomasini, Director of Oval Office Operations
Lorraine Voles, Chief of Staff to the Vice President