Barack Obama's Entirely Jewish Administration: (Updated March 2016) Barack Obama Administration: Tony Blinken Deputy National Security Advisor Danielle Borrin Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Deputy Director of Public Engagement Gary Gensler Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Jonathan Greenblatt Special Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation (Domestic Policy Council) Jack Lew Secretary of the Treasury Eric Lynn Middle East Policy Adviser Matt Nosanchuk Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement for Jewish Outreach David Plouffe Senior Advisor to the President Daniel Rubenstein Ambassador to Syria Dan Shapiro Ambassador to Israel Gene Sperling Director, National Economic Council Aviva Sufian Special Envoy, U.S. Holocaust Survivor Services (Inaugural role) Adam Szubin Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control (Treasury) Janet Yellen Chairwoman, Federal Reserve David Cohen Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency David Saperstein Ambassador for Religious Freedom Amy Rosenbaum Director of Legislative Affairs Raffi Freedman-Gurspan Liaison to the LGBT Community Former Members Ben Bernanke (2006-2013) Chairman, Federal Reserve Mary Schapiro (2009-2012) Chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission Steven Simon (2009-2012) Senior Director, Middle East/North Africa, National Security Council Rahm Emanuel (2009-2010) Chief of Staff to the President David Axelrod (2009-2011) Senior Advisor to the President Elena Kagan (2009-2010) Solicitor General of the United States Peter Orszag (2009-2010) Director of the Office of Management and Budget Lawrence Summers ('09-'11) Director National Economic Council Mona Sutphen (2009-2011) Deputy White House Chief of Staff James B. Steinberg ('09-'11 ) Deputy Secretary of State Dennis Ross (2009-2011 ) Special Assistant to the President Ronald Klain (2009-2011) Chief of Staff to the Vice President Jared Bernstein (2009-2011) Chief Economist/Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President Susan Sher (2009-2011) Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lee Feinstein (2009) Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor Mara Rudman (2009) Foreign Policy Advisor Sauce: www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-in-the-barack-obama-administration Sauce: New York Magazine Cover Story Sept. 26, 2011