Meghan Hays

Meghan Hays
Hays in 2022
Special Assistant to the President
In office
January 2021 – August 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
Born
PartyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis

Meghan Hays is an American communications executive who was a special assistant to the president and director of message planning in the White House from 2021 to 2022. As of 2024, she is a principal at West Shore Strategies.[1]

Life

Hays was born in Auburn, California and raised in Carmichael.[2] She spent time at her family's seasonal home in Homewood near Lake Tahoe.[3] Hayes attended St. Francis High School.[2] She graduated from the University of California, Davis.[4]

Hays is a communications executive.[3] Hays worked in senior communications positions at MGM Resorts International.[4] In 2012, she joined the communications team of the office of the vice president of the United States as an advance staffer.[5] She progressed to the roles of deputy communications director and director of message planning in the office of the vice president.[5] Hays served as a deputy communications director on the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[4] Hays joined U.S. president Joe Biden's administration in 2021 and served as a special assistant to the president and director of message planning in the White House where she played a role in the president's strategic messaging for domestic and international engagements.[4][5]

After leaving the administration in August 2022, she served as an advisory board member to SustainabiliD, a climate technology and sustainability firm.[4][5] Hays previously served as chief of staff at American International Group (AIG).[4][6] In June 2023, Hays was appointed by Biden as the U.S. presidential representative to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency board.[4][7]

In August 2024, Hays was introduced as a principal at West Shore Strategies.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Meghan Hays". grabien.com. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Hope (2021-09-13). "Meet the Sacramento native joining President Biden on his California trip". KCRA. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. ^ a b "TRPA Board welcomes new Presidential Appointee". Tahoe Daily Tribune. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-08-20. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ a b c d Saenz, Arlette (2022-08-11). "Senior Biden communications adviser departing White House". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  6. ^ "Meghan Hays Joins AIG as Chief of Staff to Lucy Fato, EVP & GC". CCBJ. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  7. ^ "TRPA Board Welcomes New Presidential Appointee". Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  8. ^ "Meghan Hays". grabien.com. Retrieved 2025-08-19.