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Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments | U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments
March 16, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the
appointments of sta members who will serve in key roles. This distinguished and dedicated
group of individuals will deliver results for the American people by addressing the current
public health and economic crises, advancing racial equity, and tackling climate change.
Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order.

LILY ADAMS, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
OF F ICE OF PUB LIC AF FAIRS
Lily Adams most recently served as a senior spokesperson and advisor to the Democratic
National Committee and before that, Communications Director for then-U.S. Senator Kamala
Harris. Previously, Adams served in communications roles for Hillary Clinton’s 2016
presidential campaign and other gubernatorial and senate campaigns across the country. In
addition, Adams has also served as an aide to U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Richard
Blumenthal, and brings wide ranging experience in both international and domestic policy
issues. Adams is from Austin, Texas and a graduate of Brandeis University.

B RIDGET CUMMINGS, SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE DEPUTY
SECRETARY, OF F ICE OF THE SECRETARY
Bridget Cummings joins the Treasury Department a er four years at the Obama Foundation,
where she served as Chief of Sta to the Foundation President. Cummings previously worked
in the Obama-Biden Administration where she engaged with mayors and county o icials in
the White House O ice of Intergovernmental A airs. She also served in the O ice of
Legislative A airs at the White House and Department of Justice. A native of Minnesota,
Cummings is a proud graduate of the College of St. Benedict.

ARI KRUPKIN, DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND ADVANCE
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Ari Krupkin joins the Treasury Department as Director of Scheduling and Advance with more
than 10 years of experience in campaigns, events, scheduling, and advance. He most recently
served as the Deputy Director of Events and Ceremonies for President Joe Biden and Vice
President Kamala Harris’s Inaugural Committee. As Director of Production for the BidenHarris campaign, Krupkin was integral in all the campaign’s public events and played an
instrumental role in bringing the campaign events and principal appearances virtual at the
onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before joining President Biden’s 2020 campaign, Krupkin
was a Senior Manager at the Washington, D.C. based Markham Group, consulting public and
private sector clients on political and issue campaigns, and producing large scale global and
national events. Prior to that, Krupkin served the Obama-Biden Administration as a White
House Advance Associate in the O ice of the Vice-President as well as worked on the 2012
Obama-Biden reelection campaign. Krupkin also managed production operations for
Secretary Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Originally from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, Krupkin is a graduate of Louisiana State University. He and his husband reside in
Maryland.

ADDAR LEVI, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, OF F ICE OF
GENERAL COUNSEL
Addar Levi most recently served as General Counsel of the Obama Foundation and of
President and Mrs. Obama’s family o ice. During the Obama-Biden administration, she
served as Deputy Associate Counsel in the White House Counsel’s O ice. Levi joined the
White House from the D.C. o ice of Covington & Burling, where she practiced in the
international trade and life sciences industry groups. Earlier in her career, she was a Coro
Fellow in New York and worked at Grace Outreach, a non-profit in the South Bronx helping
women achieve financial independence. Levi is a graduate of the University of California at
Los Angeles and Harvard Law School. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and
son.

CRAIG RADCLIF F E, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY F OR
B ANKING, OF F ICE OF LEGISLATIVE AF FAIRS
Craig Radcli e joins the Treasury Department from the O ice of Senator Mark Warner of
Virginia where he served as the Senator’s Senior Economic Counsel, handling the Senator’s
work on the Senate Banking and Finance Committees and advising on a variety of economic
policy issues including banking, tax, housing, retirement, financial regulation, and securities
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related matters. Previously, Craig served in multiple roles on Capitol Hill, including as Senior
Counsel to Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Legislative Director for Representative John Carney.
At the beginning of his career, Craig worked as a management consultant for Grant Thornton
Global Public Sector. Craig graduated from Bucknell University and the University of
Pittsburgh School of Law and lives in Washington, D.C.

ARIAN RUB IO, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, OF F ICE OF
LEGISLATIVE AF FAIRS
Arian Rubio joins the Treasury Department from the O ice of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren,
where he worked on the Senator's economic and environmental policy portfolios. Before
joining Senator Warren's o ice in 2019, Rubio was a Legislative Associate at the League of
Conservation Voters, where he worked on public lands and natural resource issues.
Originally from New Jersey, Arian is a graduate of the George Washington University and
currently lives in Washington, D.C.

NATASHA SARIN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY F OR
MICROECONOMICS, OF F ICE OF ECONOMIC POLICY
Natasha Sarin most recently was an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of
Pennsylvania Law School and an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of
Business. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of public finance and financial
regulation. In recent years, Sarin has published numerous papers on tax policy, with
particular focus on how improving tax compliance will raise substantial revenue and create a
more equitable tax system. Her other work spans multiple aspects of finance, including
household finance, insurance, and macroprudential risk management. Sarin's research has
been published in top economics and legal journals, and she regularly contributes to
economic policy debates through work with the Hamilton Project, the Brookings Institution,
and popular commentary in outlets such as The Washington Post and The New York Times.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School,
and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
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