Nov. 18, 2008: Valerie Jarrett was appointed as a Senior Adviser and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison by President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday, October 15, 2008. Jarrett, a longtime top adviser to Obama, has been the president and chief executive officer of The Habitat Company, a developer and manager of residential apartments and condominiums, since Jan. 31, 2007. She was previously the company's executive vice president from November, 1995, to Jan. 31, 2007. Before she joined Habitat in 1995, Jarrett worked for the Chicago city government for eight years, holding the positions of Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development; Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley; and Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development. She was also the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board from 1995 to 2003. Jarrett received her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.
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