White House COVID-19 Response Team

COVID-19 Response Team

Agency overview
Formed	20 January 2021 (2021-01-20)
Preceding agencies	COVID-19 Advisory Board White House Coronavirus Task Force Operation Warp Speed
Type	White House Office
Jurisdiction	United States
Agency executives	Joe Biden, President of the United States Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Jeffrey Zients, Counselor to the President, Coronavirus Response Coordinator Natalie Quillian, Deputy Coronavirus Response Coordinator David Kessler, Chief Science Officer Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President of the United States
Website	whitehouse.gov

The White House COVID-19 Response Team was established during the presidency of Joe Biden to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, replacing President Trump’s White House Coronavirus Task Force and Joe Biden’s transition COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Members[]

Member		Current	Appointment
	Joe Biden	President of the United States	January 20, 2021
	Kamala Harris	Vice President of the United States	January 20, 2021
	Jeffrey Zients[1]	Assistant to the President Counselor to the President Coordinator of the COVID-19 response	January 20, 2021
	Natalie Quillian	Deputy Covid-19 Response Coordinator	January 20, 2021
	David A. Kessler	Chief Science Officer of COVID Response Former Commissioner of Food and Drugs Former Co-chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board Former Head of Operation Warp Speed	January 20, 2021
	Dr. Anthony Fauci	Chief Medical Advisor to the President and Chief Medical Adviser for COVID Response Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force	January 20, 2021
	Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy	Surgeon General of the United States	January 20, 2021
	Abbe Gluck	Special Counsel	January 20, 2021
	Eduardo Cisneros	Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	January 20, 2021
	Ben Wakana	Director of Strategic Communications and Engagement	January 20, 2021
	Clarke Humphrey	Digital Director	January 20, 2021
	Dr. Cyrus Shahpar	Data Director	January 20, 2021
	Bechara Choucair	Vaccinations Coordinator	January 20, 2021
	Carole Johnson	Testing Coordinator	January 20, 2021
	Tim Manning	Supply Coordinator	January 20, 2021
	Rochelle Walensky	Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	January 20, 2021

Former Members[]

Member		Current	Appointment	End of Tenure
	Andy Slavitt	White House Senior Advisor	January 20, 2021	June 9, 2021[2]

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