Dan Pfeiffer, one of President Obama's top advisors for communications, has moved to crowdfunding start-up GoFundMe as VP of communications and policy.
Pfeiffer, traveling press secretary and communications director for the 2008 presidential campaign, served in the White House as comms. and senior advisor to the President. He stepped down from the White House in March.
He is based in the Bay Area for Menlo Park-based GoFundMe, which helped raise more than $1B for users in 2015.
An venture capital investor group this year bought a majority stake in GoFundMe, valuing the company around $600M.
Chief product officer David Hahn said of Pfeiffer's appointment: "It's inspiring to see the sheer number of people raising money on GoFundMe to help those around them - their friends, their family, their community. Dan will help us capture and share the amazing stories from these heroes."
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