American political consultant and strategist
Philip M. Schiliro is an American political consultant and strategist. He has spent much of his career on the staff of prominent elected officials, including President
Barack Obama .
Schiliro was born August 6, 1956, in
Brooklyn, New York and grew up on
Long Island .
Schiliro graduated from
Hofstra University
[1] and
Lewis & Clark Law School ,
[2] where he was editor-in-chief of
Environmental Law .
[3]
From the early 1980s until 2008, he served in a number of congressional staff positions, notably as Democratic Chief of Staff for the
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and as chief of staff to
Representative
Henry Waxman .
[4]
[5] In 2004, he worked as policy director for Senate Democratic leader
Tom Daschle .
[6]
In
1992 Schiliro ran unsuccessfully to represent
New York's 4th District in
Congress , narrowly losing a race to represent the
newly redrawn
Nassau County -based seat to
Hempstead Town Councilman
David A. Levy .
[7]
He held four different positions under President Obama. Before the President took office, Schiliro was director of congressional relations for Obama's
presidential transition team .
[8] From 2009 to February 2011, he served as Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs.
[9]
[10]
[11] From February to December 2011 he was an Assistant to the President and Special Advisor.
[12]
[13] He left to become a private consultant. In December 2013 the White House announced that he was rejoining the President's staff on a short-term basis to work on health care issues.
[14] He stepped down in May 2014.
[15]
Since leaving government, Schiliro has been involved in several initiatives. He has co-founded Schiliro Barnett, a consulting firm; Co-Equal, a non-profit initiative aimed at strengthening Congress as a co-equal branch of government;
[16] and Grow New Mexico, a non-profit devoted to community development in that state.
[17] He holds an appointment as a senior presidential fellow at the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University.
[18]
He and his wife, Jody, have one daughter.
[19]
References
^
"Phil Schiliro on the "Magic" of Democracy – News | Hofstra University, New York" . Retrieved 2019-03-27 .
^ Lewis; Portl, Clark 0615 S. W. Palatine Hill Road; USA 503-768-7000, Oregon 97219.
"Alum Phil Schiliro profiled in the New York Times" . www.lclark.edu . Retrieved 2019-03-27 . {{
cite web }}
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link )
^ Lewis; Portl, Clark Law School 10015 S. W. Terwilliger Boulevard; USA 503-768-6600, Oregon 97219.
"Tales from Capitol Hill: The White House, Congress, and the Legislative Process" . law.lclark.edu . Retrieved 2019-03-27 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link )
^
"Campus Progress: Philip M. Schiliro" . Retrieved 2008-11-08 .
^ Falcone, Michael (2008-12-09).
"Phil Schiliro" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-03-27 .
^
"Phil Schiliro" . Retrieved 2013-04-22 .
^
"The Liberal Lion in Winter" . Archived from
the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-08 .
^
"Obama Names Transition Team" . Retrieved 2008-11-06 .
^
"Obama team announces Jarrett as senior advisor" . CNN . Retrieved 2008-11-15 .
^ Daley, Bill (2011-01-27).
"Full text of Bill Daley's announcement" . Politico.com . Retrieved 2011-01-27 .
^
"A Quiet Departure for Obama's Top Lobbyist" . Roll Call . Retrieved 2012-12-27 .
^
"Statements on the Departure of Phil Schiliro" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved 2012-12-27 – via
National Archives .
^ Allen, Mike.
"Phil Schiliro to leave White House" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2019-03-27 .
^
"Ex-Obama aide Phil Schiliro returns to White House as Obamacare strategist" . Retrieved 2013-12-10 .
^
"Obama taps senior aide to oversee policy execution" . Archived from
the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-19 .
^
"Co-Equal: Team" . Retrieved 2022-05-02 .
^
"Grow New Mexico: Founders" . Retrieved 2022-05-02 .
^
"Senior Presidential Fellows" . Retrieved 2022-05-02 .
^ Falcone, Michael (2008-12-09).
"Phil Schiliro" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-12-14 .
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