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Jake Braun Iowa state director 2020 Joe Biden presidential campaign 2020 presidential campaign staff

Affiliation: Democratic Party Location: Chicago, Ill. Twitter: @jakehbraun

Prior campaign experience • 2008 Obama presidential campaign • 2004 Kerry presidential campaign

Jake Braun is the Iowa state director for former Vice President Joe Biden's (D) 2020 presidential campaign. A veteran of the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, Braun was hired by Biden on May 17, 2019. In addition to working on the Biden campaign, Braun is the Executive Director for the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Cyber Policy Initiative.

Career

Braun served as the White House Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama (D) from 2009 to 2011. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Braun served on Obama's presidential transition team in 2008 and was the National Deputy Field Director to the 2008 Obama for America Campaign. Before working on the Obama campaign, Braun served as the Michigan Field Director for John Kerry's (D) 2004 campaign.

In addition to his work at the Harris School of Public Policy, Braun also serves as the CEO of Cambridge Global Advisors, a consulting firm focusing on security, diplomacy, and defense. He also co-founded the Voting Machine Hacking Village at DEF CON, the world's largest hacker conference. As part of his work with DEF CON, Braun has co-authored two reports on cyber vulnerabilities in election infrastructure.

Prior to entering the consulting field, Braun worked as a journalist for newspapers in Illinois and Taiwan.

Braun graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with a B.A. in philosphy, from National-Louis University in Chicago with an M.A. in education, and from Troy State University with an M.A. in international relations.

Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign

See also: Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2020

National staff members

See also: Joe Biden presidential campaign staff, 2020

The table below shows a sampling of the candidate's 2020 national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager and some senior advisors, political directors, communication directors, and field directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available. For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.

Joe Biden presidential national campaign staff, 2020
Staff	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Jennifer O'Malley Dillon	Campaign manager	Campaign manager, Beto O'Rourke for President of the United States, 2020	@jomalleydillon
Kate Bedingfield	Deputy campaign manager and communications director	Vice president of communications, Monumental Sports & Entertainment	@KBeds
Pete Kavanaugh	Deputy campaign manager	President of Revolution Field Strategies	@petekavanaugh
Rufus Gifford	Deputy campaign manager	Finance director, Barack Obama for President of the United States, 2012	@rufusgifford
Natalie Quillian	Deputy campaign manager	Partner and principal, Boston Consulting Group	N/A
Zeppa Kreager	Chief of staff	Director, Creative Allliance at Civic Nation	@ZeppaKreager
Anita Dunn	Senior advisor	Managing director, SKDKnickerbocker	N/A
Greg Schultz	General election strategist and senior advisor	Executive director, American Possibilities PAC	@schultzohio
Symone Sanders	Senior advisor	Strategist and CNN political commentator	@SymoneDSanders
Cristóbal Alex	Senior advisor	President, Latino Victory Project	@CristobalJAlex
Brandon English	Senior advisor	Senior advisor, GPS IMPACT	@brandonenglish
Julie Chavez Rodriguez	Senior advisor	Co-national political director, Kamala Harris for the People	N/A
Karine Jean-Pierre	Senior advisor	Political analyst, MSNBC; chief public affairs officer, MoveOn	@K_JeanPierre
Erin Wilson	Political director	State director, Sen. Bob Casey	N/A
Kurt Bagley	National organizing director	National field director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee	@kurt_bagley
Jamal Brown	National press secretary	Consultant, Civic Advisors	@JTOBrown
TJ Ducklo	National press secretary	Senior communications director, NBC News	@TDucklo
Remi Yamamoto	Traveling national press secretary	Communications director, Fred Hubbell for Governor of Iowa, 2018	@RemiMYamamoto
Saloni Multani	Chief financial officer	Venture partner, Congruent Ventures	N/A
Deanna Nesburg	Senior advisor for financial operations	Treasurer, Kamala Harris for the People	N/A
Katie Petrelius	National finance director	Director of development, Biden Foundation	N/A
Rob Flaherty	Digital director	Digital director, Beto O'Rourke for President of the United States, 2020	@Rob_Flaherty

State staff members

Joe Biden presidential campaign state staff, 2020
Staff	State	Position	Prior experience	Twitter handle
Jake Braun	Iowa	State director	CEO at Cambridge Global	@jakehbraun
Julia Krieger	Iowa	Communications director	Communications director, Heidi Heitkamp for U.S. Senate, 2018	@jnkrieger
Ian Moskowitz	New Hampshire	State director	Campaign manager, Steven Dettelbach for Attorney General of Ohio, 2018	@IAMoskowitz
Meira Bernstein	New Hampshire	Communications director	Communications director, Claire McCaskill for United States Senate, 2018	@Meirabb
Hilary Barrett	Nevada	State director	Campaign manager, Joseph Kopser for Congress, 2018	N/A
Vedant Patel	Nevada	Communications director	Communications director, office of Rep. Pramila Jayapal	@vedantpatel90
Kendall Corley	South Carolina	State director	Political director, James Smith for Governor of South Carolina, 2018	N/A
Paige Hill	South Carolina	Communications director	Communications, Bloomberg Philanthropies	@PaigeinTN

Media

This section contains media coverage, interviews, and profiles of Braun.

Interviews and profiles

• Chicago Policy Review, "“You Can’t Hack a Piece of Paper”: Jake Braun Talks U.S. Election Security," April 1, 2018

See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup
• Joe Biden
• Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2020
• Joe Biden presidential campaign staff, 2020
• Presidential candidates, 2020
• Barack Obama

External links

• Joe Biden for President 2020

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