Another senior Biden political aide to depart

Jordan Finkelstein, a veteran of President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and senior member of the White House communications shop, is set to depart the White House in the coming days, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Finkelstein, the people said, is expected to follow senior adviser Anita Dunn to the super PAC Future Forward. He will serve as an adviser as the organization is set to deploy an advertising blitz backed by more than $300 million in an effort to support Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee.

The departure, news of which comes a day after Dunn became the first member of the president’s inner circle to announce that she was moving on , could presage additional reshuffling within the White House following Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid just 10 days ago, as some political aides may shift their focus to Harris’ campaign and the Democratic Party’s infrastructure around it.

A special assistant to the president and Dunn’s chief of staff, Finkelstein was a liaison between various teams within the White House communications shop and helped organize messaging around Biden’s campaign launch last spring, administration responses to Supreme Court decisions and rollouts of top legislative priorities.

“Jordan has served President Biden since joining his campaign in 2019 and is as close to indispensable as any person I have ever worked with,” Dunn said in a statement. “He is a good colleague whose work ethic, judgment and intelligence are matched only by his even temperament.”

He also served as a conduit to outside groups, administration officials said. And on Biden’s 2020 campaign, Finkelstein was a senior member of the 70-person advertising team.

Several White House officials lauded Finkelstein, including Mike Donilon, one of Biden’s most trusted aides.

“From the early days of the Biden campaign in 2019, Jordan demonstrated political aptitude and skill beyond his years,” Donilon said. “President Biden, and his whole team, has benefited from his contributions.”