Susie Wiles

Susan L. Wiles (née Summerall; born May 14, 1957) is an American political consultant and lobbyist who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since January 2025.

Wiles graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1978. While attending university, she began working for New York representative Jack Kemp. Wiles later worked for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign in his scheduling office, in the White House Office of Scheduling and Advance, and for Raymond J. Donovan, the secretary of labor. Wiles served as the district director for Tillie Fowler's 1992 campaign to represent Florida's fourth congressional district. She worked within the administration of Jacksonville mayor John Delaney and served as his chief of staff from 1997 to 2000. Wiles later served in John Peyton's administration.