Inner Circle
- David Axelrod, media strategist. Founder of Chicago-based AKP Media. Handled Obama's 2004 Senate race. Consultant to Chicago Mayor Daley and Rep. Rahm Emanuel.
- David Plouffe, campaign manager. Partner, AKP Media, lives in Washington.
- Robert Gibbs, communications chief. Spokesman for Obama's Senate and political operations.
- Anita Dunn, handled communications, research and policy. Principal with Washington-based Squier, Knapp, Dunn Communications.
- Steve Hildebrand, Deputy Campaign Manager. Runs South Dakota-based political consulting firm and is an Iowa specialist.
- Joel Benenson, Chief Pollster, runs the New York City-based Benenson Strategy Group.
- Betsy Myers, chief operating officer. Executive director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Director of President Bill Clinton's Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach. Sister of Dee Dee Myers, Clinton's first press secretary.
- Penny Pritzker, National Finance Director.
The vice presidential search committee included:
- Jim Johnson (not accused of any wrongdoing but later resigned to avoid being a distraction)
- Eric Holder
- Caroline Kennedy
Read more about this topic: List Of Barack Obama Presidential Campaign Staff Members, 2008
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