Alumni News
Karine Jean-Pierre MPA ’03—“Don’t Lose the Idealism That You Have”
Posted Nov 10 2022
In May 2021 Karine Jean-Pierre MPA ’03 was promoted to White House press secretary. She is the first Black person and first openly gay person in the role.
In her memoir, Moving Forward, Jean-Pierre chronicles her experiences growing up in New York’s Haitian community to working in the Obama White House.