Tony Sayegh
Former White House Senior Advisor for Strategy; Fox News Contributor - Spring '17 Fellow
Tony Sayegh is the Head of Public Affairs at Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Prior to joining SIG, he was a Senior Managing Director at Teneo, where he advised clients on strategy, communications, public affairs, government relations and media.
He was selected to several roles in the Administration of President Donald J. Trump. Ultimately serving the President as White House Senior Advisor for Strategy, though first joined the Administration as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, leading the
department’s Office of Public Affairs. He was detailed to the White House in August of 2017 to manage the coordination of the administration’s tax reform effort and to lead a dedicated communications team focused on the issue. He also directed communications for many of the President’s economic initiatives including the trade negotiations with China, traveling to Beijing on four trips with the U.S. delegation. Secretary Mnuchin awarded Tony with the Alexander Hamilton Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Treasury Department. Upon leavening the administration, the President appointed Tony to be a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. While in Washington, he also served as a Fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service.
Before joining the administration, Tony worked as an Executive Vice President at Jamestown Associates, a nationally recognized political advertising firm that was part of the media team for the Trump campaign. Several of his projects received prominent
industry acclaim including the Reed Award in 2014 for the “Most Original TV Advertisement” and the Reed Award in 2015 for “Best Comparative Mail Piece.” He also maintained an active media portfolio primarily as a political analyst and contributor for the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. Tony was also elected to public office at the age of 27, serving two terms as the Deputy Mayor and Trustee in Tuckahoe, New York.
Tony received both a B.A in Political Science and Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. As an undergraduate, he was elected Executive Vice President of the Student Association and was awarded the
Presidential Administrative Fellowship to pursue graduate studies at the University. He later served on the University Board of Trustees.
In Spring 2017, his discussion group was: "Has the 2016 Election Changed American Politics Forever? (Or At Least a Generation)"