Wally Adeyemo

Birth Day May 20th, 1981
Birth Place Nigeria
Age 42 Years Old
Zodiac Sign Taurus

About Wally Adeyemo

A Nigerian-American economic and political advisor, Adewale Adeyemo is professionally known as Wally Adeyemo. He was the first president of the Obama Foundation and is President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. As well, he was the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics from 2015 to 2016 and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council during the Obama administration. He was also the chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership's provisions on macroeconomic policy. He came to the foundation after serving in a variety of positions in the Obama administration. After leaving the White House, he signed on as a senior adviser at BlackRock, the global investment firm, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Recently, President-elect Joe Biden picked Obama Foundation president and economist Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo on Monday to be deputy secretary of the Treasury. Adeyemo, a Hyde Park resident, joined the Obama Foundation in August 2019 as its first president.

Famous For

  • Being a Nigerian-American economic and political advisor.
  • For being the first president of the Obama Foundation.

Wally Adeyemo, The First Black Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

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Early Life of Wally Adeyemo

Wally Adeyemo took birth on 20th May 1981 with the real name or full name of Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo in Nigeria and raised in Southern California. He holds a Nigerian nationality and Nigerian-American ethnicity. Analogously, he is from Christianity religion and his race is black. He happily celebrates his birthday on the 20th birthday of every year and he has celebrated his 39th birthday as of 2020 though as his birthdate, his star sign is Taurus. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse. He has two younger siblings. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

Career of Wally Adeyemo

  • Wally Adeyemo kicks off his economist career by serving as the Director of African American Outreach for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign and was based in the San Francisco office. Though, he worked as an editor at the Hamilton Project and served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to Jack Lew in the United States Department of the Treasury as he later worked as the chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
  • As well, he has served as the first chief of staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Elizabeth Warren and was then selected to concurrently serve as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and deputy director of the National Economic Council in 2015, serving until 2016.
  • Adeyemo was the President's representative to the G7 and G20 and held several senior management positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury at the time of his tenure.
  • Additionally, he was selected as the first president of the Obama Foundation on 1st August 2019.
  • Recently, President-elect Joe Biden picked Obama Foundation president and economist Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo on Monday to be deputy secretary of the Treasury. Adeyemo, a Hyde Park resident, joined the Obama Foundation in August 2019 as its first president.

Wally Adeyemo Speeching

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Personal Life of Wally Adeyemo

Reflecting on Wally Adeyemo's personal life, he has not shared much about it. He likes to keep his private life away from his profession as well as social media. Furthermore, talking about his sexual orientation, he is straight. If he is not married, there is no chance of being any child anymore. He's in fact got a lot going on for him career-wise, so probably he does not have much time left for relationships and all.

Net Worth of Wally Adeyemo

Adeyemo worked as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. He has also served in other positions in the Department of Treasury. Moving towards his net worth, his worth is around $10 million as of 2020. As per the Obama Foundation, Adeyemo's salary was $600,000. In addition, his major source of income is from an economist career. He has not done any endorsement work yet.

Body Measurement of Wally Adeyemo

Wally Adeyemo is a handsome and adaptable economist who stands at a tall height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.8 m) with a balanced weight. He has unarguably accomplished a decent height career-wise. He has maintained his shape over the years with regular exercise it seems. He likes to keep his hair short as his hair and eyes color are black whereas his body build type is average. His heartwarming smile, his entire demeanor, and his gradual escalating popularity in the politic make him the perfect catch. 

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