Obama advisors

The following individuals were listed as Advisers to Obama in the The Chicago Tribune article "Obama boasts a dedicated, high-powered inner circle" and in The New York Sun article "Obama's Brain Trust Taking Shape"

Energy/GW advisors

 * Jack Darin : "energy policy advisor for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama" Darin's Obama site blog
 * Sierra club director, Illinois state
 * "chief lobbyist for the Sierra Club's Illinois Chapter"

Domestic Policy advisors

 * Cassandra Butts: Harvard Law classmate and former senior policy adviser to Dick Gephardt

Foreign Policy Advisors

 * Gregory Craig
 * director of policy planning, Clinton State department.
 * defense team for President Clinton's impeachment is a newcomer to foreign policy.


 * Daniel Shapiro leads Middle East group.
 * former deputy chief of staff to Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida. Mr. Shapiro, who leads the Middle East group, spearheaded efforts in Congress to designate al Manar, the satellite television channel for Hezbollah, as a foreign terrorist organization. He sends his children to the Jewish Primary Day School in Washington, D.C.
 * Anthony Lake "one of the campaign's most senior advisers"
 * quotes in Sun article suggest interest in Middle East.
 * Samantha Power a professor at Harvard University and an expert in genocide and international law "The campaign has called her a foreign policy adviser, though not an adviser specifically on the Middle East"


 * Susan Rice
 * senior staff, President Clinton's national security council. served as assistant secretary of State for African affairs
 * outspoken foe of the Sudanese regime for the last ten years.
 * senior adviser for Senator Kerry's campaign.
 * Evidently she lied to the American people pertaining to the Benghazi killings.
 * Ben Rhodes chief speechwriter on foreign policy.
 * lead staff writer for the Iraq Study Group recommendations
 * coauthor of Lee Hamilton's and Thomas Kean's memoir of the commission to investigate September 11.
 * Denis McDonough "point guard" on foreign policy
 * formerly was legislative aide to Senator Daschle
 * Richard Danzig one of Senator Obama's chief advisers on military affairs.
 * secretary of the Navy for President Clinton
 * Education: Yale law, Rhodes scholar

Technology advisors

 * Julius Genachowski: Harvard Law classmate, technology executive and former top aide to FCC chairman
 * Worked on Obama Tech & Innovation Plan
 * Alec Ross: Identified as an Obama "science advisor"
 * senior vice president of the non-profit One Economy Corporation- focussed on Digital divide issue
 * Reed Hundt
 * Bill Kennard
 * Daniel Weitzner
 * Bill Kennard
 * Eric Schmidt
 * Craig Newmark
 * Lawrence Lessig

Roles in policy to be identified further

 * David Axelrod: Uber campaign strategist; journalist-turned-media consultant who knows how to turn a phrase and throw a punch
 * named Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor


 * Michele Obama: Harvard-educated lawyer; South Side native grounds him in reality, her husband’s “true north”


 * Bill Daley: Former Clinton Cabinet member and mayoral has quietly asked others for support


 * Robert Gibbs: Veteran of several campaigns; a seasoned political spokesman with “Northern ruthlessness and Southern charm”


 * Valerie Jarrett: Friend and confidant; lawyer and former deputy to Mayor Richard Daley who speaks her mind on politics and policy


 * Peter Rouse: Former top aide to Tom Daschle. Cautious institutionalist known for discretion.


 * Jim Reynolds: Chicago financial executive


 * John Rogers: Mutual fund executive and major Chicago Democratic fundraiser


 * David Plouffe: Level-headed and low-key, “one of the most well-rounded strategists.”


 * Michael Froman: Harvard Law classmate, financial executive and former top aide to Bob Rubin


 * Broderick Johnson: Former Clinton White House aide and telecom lobbyist


 * Martin Nesbitt: Parking company president close to Pritzker family