Chris Meagher
Chris Meagher is an American political advisor for former President Joe Biden. He was previously appointed to serve as Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs">United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on September 9, 2022. He previously served as a White House Deputy Press Secretary in the Biden administration beginning March 1, 2021, succeeding TJ Ducklo. He also served as a senior public affairs official for Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
Early life and education
A native of Michigan, Meagher earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Michigan State University. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law.Career
Meagher began his career as a journalist, working for WILX-TV, The State News, The Modesto Bee, the Santa Barbara Daily Sound, and the Santa Barbara Independent. He then became the communications director for Congresswoman Lois Capps. Meagher was also a communications manager for General Motors and served as a senior communications advisor for the Colorado Democratic Party and Montana Democratic Party. In 2018, Meagher worked on Senator Jon Tester's re-election campaign as communications director. From March to June 2020, Meagher was briefly a communications advisor for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.Meagher previously worked as the national press secretary for the Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign and joined the United [States Department of Transportation] as deputy director of public affairs in February 2021 after Buttigieg was confirmed as secretary.
Meagher was one of four aides who hid Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization from the public.