Jani was the national Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Director for Biden’s presidential campaign and has worked with several lawmakers such as New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Senator Bob Menendez
United States President Joe Biden has named Amit Jani as the acting White House liaison at the US Department of Homeland Security, according to a report by Politico.
Indian American, Jani was the national Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Director for Biden’s presidential campaign and has worked with several lawmakers such as New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Senator Bob Menendez. He was also the Director of the Chief Information Officer action group at the Pentagon prior to his recent post at the Homeland Security.
In 2017, Jani became Director of AAPI Outreach for Phil Murphy’s gubernatorial campaign. He also held the same position on US Senator Bob Menendez’s re-election campaign in 2018
In 2019, Jani joined the Biden campaign as AAPI national director and left his post as the legislative liaison at the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
As a Jersey City resident, Jani also worked as an account executive for Vision Media Marketing, a political consulting firm. Having started out as a youth organizer, he served as an aide to Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and as a member of the Hudson County Schools of Technology Board of Education.
In 2017, Jani became Director of AAPI Outreach for Phil Murphy’s gubernatorial campaign. He also held the same position on US Senator Bob Menendez’s re-election campaign in 2018.
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