Posted on 08/21/22
| News Source: i24
'It’s even more meaningful for me to serve in this role as the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors'
Shelley Greenspan’s resume runs the gamut from Capitol Hill to the private sector, presidential races and nonprofits. She worked for AIPAC and Amazon, and campaigned for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.
Late last month, the Jewish advocacy and outreach veteran was named as the White House liaison to the Jewish community, replacing Chanan Weissman.
“It’s rare to find a position that sits squarely at the center of the Venn diagram of who you are. I am Jewish. I am an American. I am a public servant,” Greenspan told i24NEWS Senior US Correspondent Mike Wagenheim in her first comments to the media since assuming her new role.
Greenspan, a native of Miami Beach, Florida, joined the White House this summer as policy adviser for partnerships and global engagement at the National Security Council. She manages public-private partnerships for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a new program supporting women entrepreneurs around the world. Prior to that, she worked at the State Department as a civil servant.
Greenspan said that strengthening the US-Israel relationship is her priority.