Career
Siewert began his career in Washington as communications director for the Democratic Governors Association in 1991. [1]
From 1993 to 2001,Siewert held several positions during the Clinton administration,including serving as a special assistant to the president for economic affairs,working at the National Economic Council. He was deputy White House press secretary when White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart resigned on September 20,2000. [3] Siewert handled the press secretary duties from September 30,2000,to January 20,2001,the final 112 days of the Clinton administration.
Siewert was with aluminum giant Alcoa from 2001 to 2009 in various positions. [4] He joined as head of global communications and public strategy,and later oversaw the company's global environment,health and safety efforts for several years. Lastly,he served as vice president for Business Development,overseeing global mergers and acquisitions and focusing on growth in China and emerging economies. [1]
In June 2009,Siewert joined the Obama administration in a position advising Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. [2] [5] In that position,he also acted as his liaison to the business community,which lasted until 2011. [1]
In March 2012,Siewert was appointed as global head of corporate communications for investment bank Goldman Sachs,succeeding Lucas van Praag. [4] An early task from the board to Siewert was to be the "rebranding" of chief executive Lloyd Blankfein,whose three-year tenure has been marked by challenges to the firm and to Blankfein himself. [6]
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