William M. Daley

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William M. Daley
Official portrait, 2011
24th White House Chief of Staff
In office January 13, 2011 – January 27, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Pete Rouse (acting)
Succeeded by	Jack Lew
32nd United States Secretary of Commerce
In office January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Mickey Kantor
Succeeded by	Norman Mineta
Personal details
Born	William Michael Daley (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bernadette Keller
Children	4
Relatives	Daley family
Education	Loyola University Chicago (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (JD)

William Michael Daley (born August 8, 1948) is an American lawyer, politician and former banker who served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012.^[1] Prior to this, he served as the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000, under President Bill Clinton.^[2]

He has also served on the executive committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co.^[1] Daley was a candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2014 gubernatorial election, until dropping out of the race on September 16, 2013. He ran in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election^[3] but came in third in the first-round voting, and did not advance to the runoff. He served as the Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon from June through October 2019. From 2019 to 2023,^[4][5] Daley served as the Vice Chairman of Public Affairs for Wells Fargo.^[4][6]