Katie Beirne Fallon
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
January 1, 2014 – February 13, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byMiguel Rodriguez
Succeeded byAmy Rosenbaum
Personal details
Born1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBrian Fallon
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
London School of Economics (MA)
Queen's University Belfast (MA)

Katie Beirne Fallon is an American political advisor who served as the White House director of legislative affairs under President Barack Obama.[2]

Early life and education

Fallon was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] She graduated first in her class at Magnificat High School and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1998 with a degree in government and international studies. She then studied comparative politics at Queen's University, Belfast and the London School of Economics, both on a Marshall Scholarship.[4][5]

Career

Before Fallon started her career in politics, she worked in investment banking in New York City.[3]

Fallon served as White House Deputy Communications Director, Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Policy & Communications Center, and Legislative Director to Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer.[6][3]

Fallon resigned as Director of Legislative Affairs on February 13, 2016, and was succeeded by her former deputy, Amy Rosenbaum.[7]

In November 2016, she was appointed senior vice president and global head of corporate affairs at Hilton Hotels.[8]

In October 2020, it was announced that she is joining McDonald's as Chief Global Impact Officer.[9]

In 2022, Fallon joined Fidelity Investments. [10]

Personal life

In 2012, she married to Brian Edward Fallon Jr.,[11] whom she met at the DPCC, and who served as national press secretary to Hillary for America.[12][13] They have twin boys and a girl.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Katie Fallon, Top Obama Aide, Leaving White House". The New York Times. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ^ ammiller (2017-09-25). "Katie Beirne Fallon". U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Katie Beirne Fallon, Former Director of Legislative Affairs, the White House" (PDF). Eagleton Institute of Politics. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. ^ Powers, John. "Katie Beirne: The Strategist". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ Dame, University of Notre. "Video: Katie Fallon '98 on working at the White House, her new corporate role, and her liberal arts education // College of Arts and Letters // University of Notre Dame". College of Arts and Letters. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. ^ Czarnecki, Sean. "Hilton books Katie Beirne Fallon as global head of corporate affairs". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  7. ^ Davis, Julie Hirschfeld (2016-01-29). "Katie Fallon, Top Obama Aide, Leaving White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  8. ^ "Hilton Appoints New Head of Corporate Affairs|Hilton Global Media Center". newsroom.hilton.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ Kreznar, Christian. "McDonald's Hires Hilton Exec As New Communication And Policy Head After Year Of C-Suite Unrest". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. ^ "Katie Fallon has been appointed Fidelity's new Head of Communications". Fidelity. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  11. ^ "Katherine Beirne and Brian Fallon". The New York Times. 2012-01-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  12. ^ "Katherine Beirne and Brian Fallon". The New York Times. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Clinton taps Brian Fallon for press secretary". Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  14. ^ Davis, Julie Hirschfeld (2016-01-29). "Katie Fallon, Top Obama Aide, Leaving White House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  15. ^ "RESPECT THE POWER MOMS: Katie Beirne Fallon, Kimberly Johnson, Nicole Ehrhardt and Guiomar Barbi-Ochoa – Washington Life Magazine". 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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