White House Author

Diana Doukas is the Director of the White House Business Council (WHBC) and Policy Advisor. The WHBC serves as the key convening mechanism for the Obama Administration's engagement with top business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators, small business owners, and private-sector subject matter experts. Previously, Diana served as the White House Liaison at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Before joining the administration, Diana was Director of Development for Business Forward. Diana also served as Senior Deputy Finance Director for the NY Tri-State area for the Obama Biden 2012 campaign and was a member of the finance team for Paul Hodes (NH), then NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Diana is a Starting Bloc Fellow and holds a degree in Political Science from Villanova University.