Alyssa Farah Griffin is a national security, government affairs, and communications leader who has served at the highest levels of the U.S. government, including as White House Communications Director, Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defense, and Press Secretary to the Vice President of the United States. She is the only person to have served as the top spokesperson for the President, Vice President, and Secretary of Defense in a single administration. 

Farah Griffin brings extensive experience at the intersection of national security, defense policy, government, and strategic communications. Through more than a decade working in the executive branch, at the Pentagon, and on Capitol Hill, she has developed deep, bipartisan relationships across Washington and the national security community, including with current and former Members of Congress and Senators, Cabinet Secretaries, senior executive branch officials, military leaders, and policymakers. 

From March to December 2020, Farah Griffin served as White House Communications Director and Assistant to the President, advising the President and senior administration officials and coordinating communications across the federal government, including with the National Security Cabinet. She also helped oversee communications strategy and interagency coordination for Operation Warp Speed, the public private partnership that accelerated the development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. 

Previously, Farah Griffin served as Press Secretary for the Department of Defense and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, becoming the youngest person in history at the time to serve as the Pentagon's top spokesperson. She advised the Secretary of Defense and senior military leadership, coordinated  communications with the Combatant Commands and U.S. military installations around the world, and advised the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on communications and preparation for congressional testimony. She also accompanied the Secretary on key foreign travel, including an unannounced visit to Afghanistan surrounding the announcement of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. 

From 2017 to 2019, Farah Griffin served as Press Secretary to Vice President Mike Pence, acting as his primary on-the-record spokesperson and accompanying him on official diplomatic travel, including to the Munich Security Conference and ASEAN Summit. Earlier in her career, she spent four years on Capitol Hill as a senior communications aide, advising Members of Congress on key legislative and political matters. 

Today, Farah Griffin is a co-host of ABC News' The View, the most-watched daytime talk show in America,  and a Political Commentator for CNN. She has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on The View and regularly engages with senior political leaders, policymakers, business executives, and other prominent figures.  

Farah Griffin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served as a National Security Fellow  with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. She previously served as a Visiting Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service and as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy. She has also served on the board of the American Conservation Coalition and received the Award for Distinguished Public Service from the Secretary of Homeland Security.