Emily Underwood is leaving the administration to join a venture capital firm as a senior policy strategist.
Emily Underwood is departing the administration to become a partner at the venture capital firm Trust Ventures. Underwood served as a deputy assistant to the president and a senior policy strategist, focusing on coordinating policy strategy across the federal government. Her departure follows a series of high-profile exits from the administration ahead of the midterms, including White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Deputy White House Press Secretary Abigail Jackson. Caleb Orr, an adviser to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, will take over Underwood's role. This shift marks a significant turnover in the administration's staff, with several women and key figures like Andy Baker also leaving their positions. The administration announced Underwood's departure as part of a broader reorganization of the executive branch's policy and media teams.