Council on Women and Girls Leadership

Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

Prior to her current position, Ms. Jarrett served as Co-Chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and Senior Advisor to Obama's presidential campaign. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Ms. Jarrett served as a Director of corporate and not for profit boards, including Chairman of the University of Chicago Medical Center Board of Trustees, and Vice Chair of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees, and the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee. Ms. Jarrett received her A.B. from Stanford University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.

Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls: Tina M. Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

Ms. Tchen was previously a partner in corporate litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. In that capacity, Ms. Tchen represented public agencies in state and federal class actions, including the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, and the Chicago Housing Authority. Ms. Tchen is the recipient of many awards, including the Leadership Award from the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (1999); "Women of Achievement" award from the Anti-Defamation League (1996); and Chicago Lawyer "Person of the Year" (1994).

Deputy Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls: Avra Siegel

Ms. Siegel was previously at the National Economic Council at the White House, where she led the women and family economic security portfolio. Prior to joining the Administration she worked as an advance person on the 2008 Presidential Campaign. Throughout the course of her personal and professional life Ms. Siegel has been a tireless advocate for women and girls, from laying the foundation for a Women’s Commission in Allegheny County, PA to organizing collaboration roundtables for women leaders in New York State, these issues have always been front and center in everything she does. Ms. Siegel received an M.P.A. with a concentration in Policy Analysis from the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU and graduated from the University of Michigan where she was an Angell Scholar with a B.A. in American Culture.