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Beau Harrison

American political aide (born 1993)

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Overview

William Blalock "Beau" Harrison (born January 20, 1993) is an American political aide who has served as the White House deputy chief of staff for operations since 2025.

Early life

William Blalock Harrison was born on January 20, 1993.

Political aide (2017–2021)

By March 2017, Harrison had been working in the first Trump administration. After serving as a special assistant to the deputy chief of staff for operations, Daniel Walsh, he was named as a special assistant to the president for operations in February 2019. He was later named as a deputy assistant to the president for operations.

Post-government work (2021–2024)

After the inauguration of Joe Biden, Harrison moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, to assist outgoing president Donald Trump in his transition process. He handled logistics for Trump's move from Washington, D.C. to West Palm Beach, including bringing Walt Nauta to Mar-a-Lago. In late 2021, Harrison began working for Trump's post-presidential office. Harrison was among several aides interviewed in the FBI investigation into Trump's handling of government documents that year, according to CNN. In September, The New York Times reported that Harrison had received a subpoena related to the finances of Save America PAC, in the Smith special counsel investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In December, he appeared before a grand jury in the Smith special counsel investigation into documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Harrison was a witness to exchanges described by Cassidy Hutchinson to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff (2025–present)

. On January 4, 2025, Trump named Harrison as the White House deputy chief of staff for operations. He was among several officials who observed the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela from Mar-a-Lago.

Personal life

In 2017, Harrison met Hayley D'Antuono. The two got engaged in November 2020 on the West Colonnade of the White House. In May 2022, he married D'Antuono at the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria, Virginia.

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