Vinay Reddy

Vinay Reddy
Vinay Reddy
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byStephen Miller
Succeeded byRoss Worthington
Personal details
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationMiami University (BA)
Ohio State University (JD)

Vinay Reddy is an American speechwriter and political advisor serving as the White House Director of Speechwriting. Reddy was Chief Speechwriter to Joe Biden during his second term as Vice President of the United States. After the Obama-Biden administration, Reddy worked as Vice President of Strategic Communications for the National Basketball Association.

Early life and education

The son of immigrants from India, Reddy was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and raised in Dayton, Ohio.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University and a juris doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.[2]

Career

Reddy worked as a speechwriter for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown.[3] He was Chief Speechwriter to Joe Biden during his second term as Vice President of the United States. During the Obama-Biden administration, Reddy was a senior speechwriter for officials of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[2] After the Obama-Biden administration, Reddy worked as the Vice President of Strategic Communications for the National Basketball Association.[4]

Reddy served as a senior advisor and speechwriter during the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and the presidential transition. On December 22, 2020, Biden designated Reddy as the incoming White House Director of Speechwriting. Reddy is the first Asian American to hold the position of White House Director of Speechwriting in history.[5]

Personal life

Reddy and his wife have two daughters.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Indian American Behind President Biden's Incredible Inaugural Speech". www.yahoo.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hardaha, Rashi (December 22, 2020). "Biden names Indian Americans as speechwriter and Deputy Director of Office of Presidential Personnel". India TV. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Hinman, Kristen (October 26, 2020). "These Are the Most Influential Operatives on the Biden Campaign". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Biden appoints Indian Americans Gautam Raghavan, Vinay Reddy as additional members of White House senior staff". ANI News. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Biden's State of the Union Prep: No Acronyms and Tricks to Conquer a Stutter". New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Two more Indian Americans in Biden team: Gautam Raghavan, Vinay Reddy". MorungExpress. Retrieved December 22, 2020.