Susie Wiles

Susan L. Wiles (née Summerall; born May 14, 1957) is an American political consultant and lobbyist who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since January 2025.

Wiles graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1978. While attending university, she began working for New York representative Jack Kemp. Wiles later worked for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign in his scheduling office, in the White House Office of Scheduling and Advance, and for Raymond J. Donovan, the secretary of labor. Wiles served as the district director for Tillie Fowler's 1992 campaign to represent Florida's fourth congressional district. She worked within the administration of Jacksonville mayor John Delaney and served as his chief of staff from 1997 to 2000. Wiles later served in John Peyton's administration.

In the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election, Wiles worked as Rick Scott's campaign manager. After Scott's victory, she served as Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign manager for his presidential campaign, though she resigned after less than a month amid a dispute with John Weaver. In October 2015, Wiles was hired as a Florida campaign chairwoman for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. She became his campaign manager for Florida in September 2016. After Trump won that year's presidential election, Wiles moved to Washington, D.C., to lead Ballard Partners with Brian Ballard. In September 2018, she was hired to lead Ron DeSantis's campaign for the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election.