First-generation immigrant, LGBTQ+: Gautam Raghavan is now top White House official
Indian American Gautam Raghavan has been elevated to a crucial position of the head of the White House office of presidential help by the Joe Biden administration.
Raghavan’s creation to the crucial White House post came after United Nations clerk general António Guterres blazoned his intent to appoint Cathy Russell, the current head of WH PPO, as the coming superintendent director of Unicef, reported news agency PTI I’m also pleased that Gautam Raghavan, who has worked in tandem with Cathy from Day One, will come PPO’s new director– a flawless transition that will enable us to continue erecting a civil pool that’s effective, effective, reliable and different,” Joe Biden said in a statement.
Who’s Gautam Raghavan?
A first- generation emigrant, Gautam Raghavan was born in India and has been raised in Seattle. He graduated from Stanford University in the United States.
Raghavan is also the editor of‘West Wingers Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Generators Inside the Obama White House’, a book that offers a particular look at the administration and the chairman’s staff.
Gautam Raghavan served as former US chairman Barack Obama’s liaison to the LGBTQ community as well as the Asian American and Pacific Islander community from 2011-2014.
He also worked for the department of defense, the 2008 Obama Campaign, and the Democratic National Committee.
Gautam Raghavan has served as deputy adjunct to the chairman and deputy director of the White House office of presidential help since January 20, 2020.
He was also the first hand hired by the Biden-Harris Transition Team where he served as deputy head of presidential movables.He lives with his hubby and their son in Washington, DC.