Shailagh Murray

Shailagh Jane Murray (born October 9, 1965) is an American university administrator, former political aide, and journalist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. She previously served as deputy chief of staff and communications director for Vice President Joe Biden.

Education Murray graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.A. in Humanities and received her M.S. from Northwestern University's School of Journalism.

Career Murray worked for The Wall Street Journal from 1999 to 2005.

In March 2015, she was named as the successor to Dan Pfeiffer as senior advisor to the President with a communications portfolio.

In September 2018, she was appointed Executive Vice President for Public Affairs of Columbia University. She left the position in 2024 and joined FanDuel in July 2025 as the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs.