Ben Rhodes
Actor ● Supporting Actor
Ben Rhodes is a former White House staff member who served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications for U.S. President Barack Obama and as an Advisor on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. He attended the Collegiate School, graduating in 1996. In 1997, he volunteered with the Rudy Giuliani mayoral campaign. In 2001, he worked on the New York City Council campaign of Diana Reyna. During the Obama administration, Rhodes' official title was "Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting. He served as Obama's foreign policy speechwriter from 2007 until the end of Obama's presidency. In 2011, he was on Time magazine's "40 Under 40" list of powerful and prominent young professionals. He married Ann Norris, who was chief foreign policy adviser to former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. They have one daughter, Ella Harper.
Born on: 14 November, 1977
Born in: New York City, New York, U.S.
