Since 2018, Halie Soifer has served as CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA). Prior to joining JDCA, Halie served for nearly two decades in government as a national security advisor to four members of Congress and as a senior policy advisor in the Obama administration. Most recently, Halie was National Security Advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris (CA), and before that, foreign policy advisor for Sen. Chris Coons (DE). Halie also served for more than two years in the Obama administration as Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Additionally, she served in the Bush Administration as a civil servant in the State Department. During President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Halie was the campaign’s Florida Jewish Vote Director. Halie received her master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Middle East Studies, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan Honors College.