Ben LaBolt

Ben LaBolt (born August 20, 1981) is a political advisor. He served as the White House Communications Director for President Joe Biden, succeeding Kate Bedingfield in the role when she stepped down at the end of February 2023. In August 2024, LaBolt was promoted to Senior Advisor to the President, succeeding Anita Dunn after her departure. After leaving the White House, LaBolt joined Bully Pulpit International as President.

Previously, LaBolt served as deputy White House Press Secretary in the Obama administration and worked on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Howard Dean, as well as for Jan Schakowsky, Sherrod Brown, and Rahm Emanuel.

Early life LaBolt was born August 20, 1981. He is from La Grange, Illinois. He graduated from Lyons Township High School and Middlebury College, earning a bachelor's degree in political science in 2003. At Middlebury, he was president of the College Democrats and volunteered on Howard Dean's 2000 reelection campaign as governor of Vermont.

Career LaBolt's first job out of college was for Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. He worked as the press secretary for U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, He joined the White House team as assistant press secretary, specializing in justice, energy, and the environment, as well as spokesman for the White House Counsel, and helping with the confirmation efforts of Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. After the campaign, he served as the national press secretary for Obama's 2012 presidential campaign, building the communications team from the ground up and served as the on-camera spokesperson. which later merged with Bully Pulpit International (BPI). Meta, Google, YouTube, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and others.

LaBolt worked on the presidential transition of Joe Biden following the 2020 United States presidential election and as head of communications for the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination in 2022. In August 2024, LaBolt was promoted to Senior Advisor to the President, taking on broad strategy and advising the president. Growing up, he was trained at the Players Workshop of The Second City and in college he was a member of the Otter Nonsense Players, which has spawned a number of writers for late night show hosts from David Letterman to Stephen Colbert.