Valerie Jarrett

CTL-E-4866 · Person · physician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Senior Advisor to the President of the United States. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Valerie Jarrett — Senior Advisor to President Obama' (2015-06-11).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Senior Advisor to the President of the United States. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 10 Faith, Community & Civic Organizations. Programs: Valerie Jarrett — Senior Advisor to President Obama (2015-06-11); Valerie Jarrett (Monday, April 3, 2017); Honorable Valerie Jarrett, CEO, The Obama Foundation (2026-03-10). Identity verification: "she details her unusual biography as an African-American woman born in Iran" — NPR (WCMU interview, Apr 2, 2019). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Honorable Valerie Jarrett, CEO, The Obama Foundation — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Honorable Valerie Jarrett, CEO, The Obama Foundation" (2026-03-10). Role at time: CEO, The Obama Foundation.
City Club of Chicago: Valerie Jarrett — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Valerie Jarrett" (Monday, April 3, 2017). Role at time: Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
City Club of Chicago: Valerie Jarrett — Senior Advisor to President Obama — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Valerie Jarrett — Senior Advisor to President Obama" (2015-06-11). Role at time: Senior Advisor to the President of the United States.

Sources

Identity evidence: "she details her unusual biography as an African-American woman born in Iran" — NPR (WCMU interview, Apr 2, 2019)
City Club of Chicago program: Valerie Jarrett — Senior Advisor to President Obama (2015-06-11) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1019/valerie-jarrett (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Valerie Jarrett (Monday, April 3, 2017) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1188/valerie-jarrett (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Honorable Valerie Jarrett, CEO, The Obama Foundation (2026-03-10) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5743/honorable-valerie-jarrett-ceo-the-obama (primary source)

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