BEVERLY HILL, January 16, (THEWILL) – U.S President-elect, Joe Biden, has announced the appointment of Nigerian-American, Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo, as a member of the office of the White House Counsel,
A statement in the Biden’s transition website said Badejo, who will serve as an Associate Counsel, is part of experienced and accomplished individuals, with a wide range of knowledge from various fields that will be ready to get to work on day one of Biden’s administration.
Badejo, before the announcement, was General Counsel of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by House Majority Whip, James E. Clyburn.
Badejo, a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US, was named among the additional 20 new members of the office of the White House counsel.
According to the statement, Badejo has served as a counsel for policy to the assistant attorney general in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Ethics Counsel at the White House Counsel’s Office and Attorney Advisor at the Administrative Conference of the United States during the Obama-Biden administration.
Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo is a graduate of Political Science from the University of Florida, with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University and holds a Law Doctorate from the University of California School of Law.
Originally from Florida, she lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and son.
She started her career as an associate with the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP and was also a Legal Counsel at Palantir Technologies Inc.
She becomes the third Nigerian American to be appointed under the Biden Government.
Biden’s transition committee said the new attorneys would work under the direction of White House Counsel, Dana Remus, and “help restore faith in the rule of law and the accountability of government institutions.”
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