Wally Adeyemo | |
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15th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
Assumed office March 26, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Secretary | Janet Yellen |
Preceded by | Justin Muzinich |
President of the Obama Foundation | |
In office August 1, 2019 – March 25, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Valerie Jarrett |
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics | |
In office 2015–2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Caroline Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Daleep Singh (2021) |
Personal details | |
Born | Adewale Adeyemo May 20, 1981 Ibadan, Nigeria |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | |
Adewale O. "Wally" Adeyemo (born May 20, 1981) is an American attorney currently serving as the United States deputy secretary of the treasury.[1] He was the first president of the Obama Foundation and served during the Obama administration as the deputy national security advisor for international economics from 2015 to 2016 and deputy director of the National Economic Council.[2][3]