McCourt School of Public Policy

Rob Flaherty

Rob Flaherty is a political strategist and former Deputy Campaign Manager for President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign. He previously served as Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy at the White House, overseeing the administration’s digital communications team. Flaherty has also worked as Digital Director for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, Creative Director at Priorities USA, and Deputy Director of Digital Communications for Hillary for America. A 2013 graduate of Ithaca College, he began his career working on local campaigns in New York.

Rob’s discussion group this Fall is titled “The Politics of Attention: Media, Campaigns, and Our Broken Information Environment.”