Jared Kushner

Jared Corey Kushner was born on January 10, 1981, in Livingston, New Jersey. He pursued his education at Harvard University, earning a B.A. degree in government in 2003, and later obtained dual degrees in law and business administration (JD/MBA) from New York University in 2007. His early career in real estate began during his college years, where he gained initial experience by acquiring and managing multi-family properties. Following his father’s legal challenges, Kushner assumed a more prominent role in Kushner Companies, expanding its real estate holdings across several states, and significantly increasing the company’s portfolio over the subsequent decade. He also ventured into newspaper publishing, acquiring The New York Observer in 2006, where he focused on enhancing its online presence and expanding its media group.

Kushner played a pivotal role in the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign, leveraging his business acumen to develop and execute the campaign’s digital and social media strategies, including the creation of “Project Alamo,” a data-driven fundraising and outreach initiative. After the election, he was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President, where he took on a wide range of respons responsibilities, including leading the Office of American Innovation, which focused on improving governmental efficiency through private-sector approaches. He was instrumental in negotiating the First Step Act, a significant criminal justice reform bill signed into law in 2018. In the realm of foreign policy, Kushner led the Trump administration’s Middle East Peace Process, which culminated in the Abraham Accords and other normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states in 2020. He also played a key role in negotiating the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.

Since leaving the White House in 2021, Kushner established Affinity Partners, a private equity firm. This firm has garnered significant investment, particularly from the Saudi government’s sovereign wealth fund, with a stated aim to invest in companies expanding in the Middle East and other regions. His post-administration activities have continued to involve business and investment ventures, including the publication of his memoir, “Breaking History: A White House Memoir,” in 2022. In July 2024, Kushner further engaged in civic leadership by joining the Village Council of Indian Creek, Florida.