Jennifer Rene Psaki aka Jen Psaki is an American political adviser. He currently serves as the 34th White House News Secretary of the Biden Administration. As of 2021, Jen Psaki’s total value is estimated at $ 2 million.
Full Name | Jennifer Rene Psaki |
Date of Birth | December 1, 1978 |
Born Place | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
Nationality | American |
Husband | Gregory Mecher |
Height | 5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm tall |
Net Worth | $2 millio |
Early Life and Family
Psaki was born December 1, 1978, in Stamford, Connecticut to parents James R. Psaki and Eileen Dolan Medvey. Her father is a retired housing developer while her mother is a psychotherapist.
As for his education, he attended Greenwich High School and graduated in 1996. He then obtained his degrees in English and Sociology from William & Mary College. Psaki was also a swimmer and competed in several events while in college.
Moving on to her husband, she is married to Gregory Mecher. He is the deputy director of finance for the Democratic DRM Campaign Committee. They married in 2010 and have two children together.
Jen Psaki Net Worth and Political Career
His political career began in 2001 when he was part of the campaign to re-elect Iowa Democrats Tom Harkin of the United States Senate and Tom Vilsack as governor. In 2004, he became deputy secretary of state for the John Kerry presidential campaign.
In 2008, he then served as a traveling news secretary for Barack Obama’s presidency. After Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, he served as Deputy Secretary of State and was promoted to Deputy Director of Communications a year later. In 2011, he left that position to become vice president and executive director of the Global Strategy Group.
Psaki then returned to the political arena as secretary of state for the 2012 Obama re-election campaign. In 2013, he became a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State. Two years later, he returned to the White House as director of communications and remained until the end of the Obama administration.
After leaving the White House as communications director, Psaki worked as a political analyst at CNN.
Jen Psaki now serves as White House press secretary under the Biden Administration. His first press conference came on January 20, after his inauguration.
What is Jen Psaki Net Worth Actually?
As of 2021, Jen Psaki’s total value is estimated at $ 2 million. He has been in politics for more than 17 years including three, four years in the White House. His current salary as journalist is about $ 183,000 a year. His time as a political analyst on CNN also contributed greatly to his wealth.