Vinay Reddy
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Reddy in 2016
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| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Stephen Miller |
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| Born | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Miami University (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
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Vinay Reddy is an American speechwriter and political advisor serving as the White House director of speechwriting. Reddy was chief speechwriter to Joe Biden during his second term as vice president. After the Obama administration, Reddy worked as vice president of strategic communications for the National Basketball Association.
The son of immigrants from India, Reddy was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree from Miami University and a juris doctor from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.[2]
Reddy worked as a speechwriter for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown.[3] He was chief speechwriter to Joe Biden during his second term as vice president of the United States. During the Obama administration, Reddy was a senior speechwriter for officials of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[2] After the Obama administration, Reddy worked as the vice president of strategic communications for the National Basketball Association.[4]
Reddy served as a senior advisor and speechwriter during the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and the presidential transition. On December 22, 2020, Biden designated Reddy as the incoming White House director of speechwriting.[4] On September 23, 2022, Reddy was elevated to be an assistant to the president.[5]
Reddy and his wife have two daughters.[6]
