Sentences with phrase «as special adviser»

Trump named Icahn as a special adviser to his administration in December, tasked with helping him overhaul federal regulations.

A close friend of Michael Gove, he had worked as his special adviser when Gove was minister of education, alongside another senior Vote Leave director, its head of digital, Henry de Zoete.

Additionally, Zhang Xuhao, the founder of Ele.me, will serve as chairman of the startup and as a special adviser to Alibaba's CEO on New Retail strategy.

According to his Ministry of Justice bio, before becoming an MP Lidington worked for BP and Rio Tinto — Zinc Corporation and spent three years as special adviser to Douglas Hurd.

Professor Richard Susskind, one of the leading lights in legal innovation, has agreed to serve as special adviser.

In the near term, Juan will continue to provide guidance to the WJP as a special adviser on developing projects and opportunities.

The commission's work, initiated by former ABA President William C. Hubbard and completed in August 2016, led to the creation of the ABA Center for Innovation; Martinez acts as special adviser to the group.

She acts as a special adviser to several UN organizations and heads of state.

New York - based art dealer Rachel Kaminsky Fine Art LLC acted as a special adviser to the National Gallery in its search for a pre-eminent American painting for its collection.

After retiring in 2015, he transitioned from the museum world to the auction world, joining Phillips as a special adviser to the CEO, Edward Dolman.

After being questioned and cleared by Detective Chief Superintendent Robert MacFarlane of Scotland Yard's elite Special Branch, she is drawn into MacFarlane's personal fiefdom as a special adviser on the case.

Prior to starting Polaris, he served as a special adviser to Burr, and Egan, Deleage & Co., all following more than 10 years in executive positions in the software and digital media industry.

1985 Alumna Therese Knecht, who received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from UF's College of Education, is selected National Teacher of the Year and would later serve as special adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Education from 1993 - 2001.

McBryde replaces Joyce Stallings - Harte, who, Farina's office said, has accepted a position as special adviser to the Department of Education's Office of School Support and Supervision.

He worked in Number 10 as special adviser for policy to the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and prior to that, served as Director of the education focused think - tank CentreForum, now the Education Policy Institute.

More recently he served as a special adviser of the Norwegian contribution to large international infrastructure programmes such as the European Spallation Source, the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association and the Nordic Optical Telescope.

But a senior flu scientist recruited by NSABB as a special adviser says the panel did the right thing.

She has previously worked as a special adviser to Michael Howard.

She vetoed the now Foreign Secretary's job as a special adviser to the Treasury because he had no «financial and economic experience» at the age of 21.

«When Mr Cameron was working as a special adviser at the Home Office he had concerns about Michael Howard's crackdown on raves - not least because his then girlfriend was attending them.

Vince Cable was once a Labour Party activist and worked as a special adviser to John Smith when the Scot was Trade Secretary in the late Seventies.

The choice of Mr. Camara, long rumored, will mean another current or former elected official in Mr. Cuomo's cabinet — just yesterday, former Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined the Cuomo administration as a special adviser.

Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker and candidate for mayor, is joining the Cuomo administration as a special adviser, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced today.

Having worked as a special adviser for everyone from Stephen Byers to Geoff Hoon to Gordon Brown, he's used to having various labels attached to him, though the new one is «Milibandite».

John Hendrickson, a prominent racing figure who serves as a special adviser to the NYRA board, said he didn't see how Bonomo could remain «with this cloud over his head.»

Then, in 2015, she was hired by Cuomo — noted de Blasio enemy, and Nixon's current political rival — to work as a special adviser.

Gov. Cuomo has appointed Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker and Mayor de Blasio's biggest rival, as his special adviser.

The New York Post reported last week that Marinoni resigned from her $ 131,708 - a-year government position as a special adviser for community partnerships in New York City in advance of a potential Nixon campaign for governor.

The winner of the 36th Senate District primary in the overwhelmingly Democratic district will likely fill the seat left vacant by former Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson, who in July resigned from her post to work for Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a special adviser for policy and community affairs of state Homes and Community Renewal.

But the prime minister will say that Hill, who worked as a special adviser to the pro-European Ken Clarke in the 1980s, is a serious politician who has adopted a constructive approach to the EU during two decades of Tory battlles over Europe.

In 1997, Alexander, then a practising lawyer in Scotland, took leave of absence to share the Treasury office in which Miliband was working as a special adviser; in 1999 they were both responsible for the Scottish Parliament election campaign that overturned the Scottish National Party's poll lead.

And her wife, Christine Marinoni, just resigned from her position as special adviser for community partnerships in the city's Department of Education (DOE).

The job of press secretary is expected to go to former Sun journalist Craig Woodhouse, who recently served as a special adviser to culture secretary Karen Bradley.

At the same time, POLITICO's Jack Blanchard reports that Bradley has brought in Romilly Dennys as a special adviser with a focus on policy.

While the prime minister employs ex-Mail features writer Liz Sanderson as a special adviser to promote her agenda via features pages and magazines not read by political junkies, the culture secretary has appointed Charlotte Griffiths as her media adviser.

Even the government of the day can not involve the civil service formally in manifesto preparation for the next parliament, as I remember from my time as a special adviser prior to the 2010 general election.

She also seemed to confirm a bid after her wife, Marinoni, resigned from her position as special adviser for community partnerships in the city's Department of Education (DOE).

Conybeare, whose last day as special adviser to the governor is Friday, said it was «time for me to focus on my future both professionally and personally» now that construction is reaching the halfway point.

Ayesha Hazarika spent a decade at at the heart of government as a special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman.

Schriro has been commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction since September of 2009, and previously served as a special adviser to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on immigration and customs enforcement.

However, shortly before he died, he was reassigned to the ministry of commerce and industry as a special adviser to the governor.

Ayesha Hazarika spent a decade at at the heart of government as a special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman and is now a writer, comedian and political commentator.

Overclaimed expenses are bad enough, but throw in alleged flipping to minimise her tax bill, as well as a special adviser's apparent use of the culture secretary's role in press regulation to menace a journalist, and the scandal becomes utterly poisonous.

Cuomo named John Hendrickson, who has been a Senate appointee to the NYRA board from Saratoga Springs, as a special adviser.

The Tory grandee's latest remarks come a week after Lord Howard — who employed Cameron as a special adviser at the Home Office in the 1990s and also supported him in the 2005 Tory leadership contest — also urged voters to back Brexit.

«When the Sunday Times falsely accused Michael Foot of being a Soviet «agent of influence» he sued, won, and bought a new kitchen,» said Paul Richards, who served as a special adviser to Hazel Blears and Patricia Hewitt.

Woodhouse enters the public affairs world after four years at The Sun and eight months as special adviser to culture secretary Karen Bradley.

Warren has previously asked regulators to look into Icahn's role as a special adviser to President Donald Trump, arguing that the arrangement is fraught with potential conflicts considering Icahn's's extensive investment portfolio.

Kaiman, 53, of Great Neck, said he will give up his $ 153,000 - a-year job as a special adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for Sandy storm relief, as well as his unpaid post as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority within the next week to 10 days.

Also, talent: Cuomo recently hired Republican strategist Susan del Percio to serve as a special adviser to his administration.