William M. Daley
William M. Daley | |
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Official portrait, 2011 | |
| 24th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office January 13, 2011 – January 27, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Pete Rouse (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lew |
| 32nd United States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Mickey Kantor |
| Succeeded by | Norman Mineta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Michael Daley August 9, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bernadette Keller |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | John P. Daley (brother) Richard M. Daley (brother) Patrick Daley Thompson (nephew) Patrick R. Daley (nephew) |
| Education | Loyola University Chicago (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (JD) |
William Michael Daley (born August 9, 1948) is an American politician and former banker who served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012 under President Barack Obama. Before this, he served as the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton.
Daley served on the executive committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co, contributing to the bank's strategic decisions. He was a candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2014 gubernatorial election until leaving the race on September 16, 2013. He ran in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, where he came in third in the first-round voting and did not qualify for the runoff. He served as the Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon from June through October 2019. From 2019 to 2023, Daley served as the Vice Chairman of Public Affairs for Wells Fargo.