Anthony R. Bernal

Anthony R. Bernal is a Co-Executive Director and Treasurer of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation. Bernal has served as a trusted advisor to President Biden and Dr. Biden for nearly two decades.

Bernal has served across three White House administrations for Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. In the Biden Administration, Bernal served as Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady, where he oversaw all aspects of Dr. Biden’s work to increase educational opportunities for all, advance women’s health research, to end cancer as we know it through the Cancer Moonshot, and to support military families through the Joining Forces initiative. Through the Office of the First Lady, Bernal oversaw high-profile White House events and state dinners, and led the launch of a reimagined White House tour that opened the historic halls to visitors in a fresh and immersive way.

During the 2020 Biden for President campaign, Bernal served as Deputy Campaign Manager and Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden. Bernal held multiple leadership roles in the Office of the Vice President throughout the Obama Administration, including as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to Dr. Biden.

Bernal began his career in public service working in the White House scheduling and advance offices for President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Following the Clinton Administration, he held positions in international relations at The Coca-Cola Company and AARP, as Director of Financial Administration for the 2004 Democratic National Convention Committee, and as Chief of Staff at the ALS Therapy Development Foundation, a nonprofit biotechnology organization.

Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Bernal attended Carleton College and graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with degrees in History and Philosophy.