For persons of a similar name, see Robert Gibbs (disambiguation).
Robert Gibbs
27th White House Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2009 – February 11, 2011
President
Barack Obama
Deputy
Jen Psaki Bill Burton
Preceded by
Dana Perino
Succeeded by
Jay Carney
Personal details
Born
Robert Lane Gibbs
(1971-03-29) March 29, 1971 (age 53) Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mary Gibbs
Children
1
Education
North Carolina State University (BA)
Robert Lane Gibbs (born March 29, 1971) is an American communication professional who served as executive vice president and global chief communications officer of McDonald's from 2015 to 2019 and as the 27th White House Press Secretary from 2009 to 2011.
As executive vice president, Gibbs was in charge of public relations at McDonald's.[1] Before McDonald's, Gibbs was an American political advisor and commentator, who served as White House Press Secretary during the first term of the Obama administration.[2] Gibbs had worked with Obama since 2004 and previously served as the communications director for then-Senator Obama and his campaign during the 2008 presidential election. He later served as a senior campaign adviser for Obama's campaign during the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Prior to becoming a member of the Obama team he was press secretary for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign and was a part of several Senate campaigns, having served as communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and for four individual Senate campaigns, including those of Obama in 2004 and Fritz Hollings in 1998.[4] Gibbs was also the press secretary of Representative Bob Etheridge.[5] Gibbs was announced as the press secretary for President Obama on November 22, 2008,[6] and officially assumed the role on January 20, 2009, giving his first official briefing on January 22.
^Smith, Aaron (June 9, 2015). "McDonald's hires former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs". CNN. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
^Lowy, Joan (November 22, 2008). "N.C. State grad tapped as Obama's press secretary". WRAL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^Zeleny, Jeff (November 6, 2008). "Robert Gibbs" (Series). The New Team. The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
^Cillizza, Chris (January 16, 2007). "Barack Obama's Impressive Team". The Fix. The Washington Post. Archived from the original (Blog) on February 5, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
^Morrill, Jim; Funk, Tim (October 9, 2003). "Carolinas ties key in national campaigns". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
^"White House Communications and Press Secretary positions announced". Newsroom. Office of the President-elect. November 22, 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
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