Deesha Dyer

Deesha Dyer (born 1978) is an American public servant who was the White House Social Secretary for U.S. President Barack Obama from 2015 to 2017. Dyer also was Deputy to the previous Social Secretary, Jeremy Bernard. She is currently the CEO of Hook & Fasten, a social-impact consulting company.

She is a 2019 Resident Fellow for the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.

In 2024 she released her biography, "Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble".

Early life and education Dyer grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania and attended the Milton Hershey School, a boarding school founded by The Hershey Company.

Career Before working at the White House she worked as the executive assistant at PREIT and a freelance writer at the Philadelphia Citypaper. She also started an HIV-awareness program, distributing fliers and condoms at local hip-hop clubs.

Following her internship, Dyer became associate director for scheduling correspondence and then was named hotel program director. In this role, she travelled with the president and first lady and planned lodging accommodations.

Legacy In 2019, Dyer created the Black Girl 44 Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to Black college women who are interning in politics or public service. The scholarship is housed through Impact of a Vote.

She founded Hook & Fasten, a social social-impact consulting company, and is the CEO.