Jay Carney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Carney
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	May 22, 1965(1965-05-22)
Age	59
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Gemini

Jay Carney Biography

Jay Carney is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on May 22, 1965 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. Known best for his role as White House Press Secretary during portions of the first and second terms of United States President Barack Obama, this Washington, D.C.-based journalist also worked for Time magazine and served as a communications director for Vice President Joe Biden.

He was one of the few reporters allowed to accompany President George W. Bush on his solemn September 11, 2001 Air Force One flight.

Jay Carney was born James Ferguson Carney. Raised in Northern Virginia, Carney attended high school at The Lawrenceville School, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian and Eastern European studies from Yale University in 1987.

After working as a reporter for The Miami Herald, in his first job after college, Carney joined Time magazine as the Miami bureau chief, in December

1988. A Russian speaker, he worked as a correspondent in Time’s Moscow bureau for three years, from 1990-1993, covering the collapse of the U.S.S.R.. He transferred to Washington, D.C., in mid-1993, to report on the Bill Clinton White House. He covered Clinton’s first term, the Newt Gingrich-led GOP Congress and Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a traveling correspondent on the 2000 presidential campaigns of Texas Governor George W. Bush and Senator John McCain, and White House correspondent for Bush’s first term as president. Carney was one of a few reporters who were aboard Air Force One with President Bush on September 11, 2001. Carney was Time’s Washington bureau deputy chief from 2003 to 2005 and then bureau chief, from September 2005 until December 2008.

His marriage to ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman resulted in two children.

Jay Carney Net Worth

Jay Carney is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Carney 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from Yale University with degrees in Eastern European Studies and Russian, he began his journalistic career with The Miami Herald.

He succeeded Robert Gibbs as White House Press Secretary and was succeeded, in 2014, by Josh Earnest.

James Ferguson Carney (born May 22, 1965) is the former White House press secretary to President Barack Obama. He served as press secretary from January 2011 through June 2014. For the first two years of Obama’s presidency, Carney was director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden. Prior to his government service, Carney worked for 20 years at Time Magazine, and was the magazine’s Washington bureau chief from 2005 to 2008. As a Washington-based reporter, Carney appeared frequently on various political talk shows, including This Week with George Stephanopoulos for ABC News.

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Who is Jay Carney Dating?

According to our records, Jay Carney married to Claire Shipman. As of December 1, 2023, Jay Carney’s is not dating anyone.

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On May 30, 2014, President Barack Obama announced Carney would be succeeded by Josh Earnest. At 3 years, 5 months on the job, Carney is the longest-serving press secretary since Michael McCurry in the mid-1990s.

Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay Carney celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.

Carney has been the senior vice president of global corporate affairs at Amazon since March 2, 2015. He oversees public policy and public relations for all of Amazon’s businesses around the world and reports to CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.

Top Facts about Jay Carney

1. James Ferguson “Jay” Carney served as Obama’s White House Press Secretary from 2011 to 2014.
2. He was the longest serving White House Press Secretary of the 21st century.
3. Carney was born in Northern Virginia and attended The Lawrenceville School, graduating in 1983.
4. He graduated from Yale University in 1987 with a degree in Russian and Eastern European studies.
5. Carney worked for 20 years at Time Magazine and was the Washington bureau chief from 2005 to 2008.
6. He was director of communications for Vice President Joe Biden in 2008.
7. In 2011 he was named Obama’s second White House Press Secretary.
8. Carney served as press secretary during a number of key moments in the Obama presidency.
9. Carney left his position with the Obama administration in 2014 and worked as a political analyst for CNN.
10. From 2015 to 2022 he worked for Amazon as Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs.
11. In 2022 he joined Airbnb as Global Head of Policy and Communications.
12. In 2003 he won the Gerald R. Ford prize for distinguished reporting on the presidency.
13. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Claire Shipman, and their two children.
14. He is a fan of indie rock bank Guided by Voices.
15. He serves on the board of directors of Human Rights First.

Where is Jay Carney now?

In July 2022, it was announced that Carney was joining Airbnb as Global Head of Policy and Communications.

Who were the Press secretaries under Obama?

Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest (born January 22, 1975) is an American political advisor who served as the 29th White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017.

Who was Obama's 1st Press Secretary?

Robert Gibbs
Born| Robert Lane Gibbs March 29, 1971 Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Spouse| Mary Gibbs
Children| 1

What is Amazon GCA?

The GCA group is responsible for Amazon’s corporate communications, lobbying, and public policy.

Who is Jeff Blackburn?

Jeff Blackburn ’91 is currently Senior Vice President of Global Media and Entertainment at Amazon.com. He leads the teams responsible for Amazon’s content and entertainment businesses including Prime Video, Amazon Studios, MGM, Amazon Music, Wondery, Audible, Twitch and Amazon Games.