Alyssa Mende Mastromonaco (born February 22, 1976)[1] is an American author, podcaster, spokeswoman, and former government official.

She served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for operations in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2014.

[5] She was later President of Global Communications Strategy & Talent at A&E Networks[6][7] and the chief operating officer of Vice Media.

[15][11] In 2000, Mastromonaco moved to Boston and got her first job in politics as a staff assistant to Senator John Kerry.

For a short time, after 9/11, she worked at a Republican lobbyist group, Richard Berman's American Beverage Institute, as director of membership.

[11][16][17] In 2002, Mastromonaco was hired as Press Secretary for Congressman Rick Boucher of Virginia, but in December 2002 went back to work for Kerry.

[19] The team who made up that office included Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Robert Gibbs, and Pete Rouse.

[20] The mission of the PAC was to teach young people who had no experience in the political process how to be field and community organizers.

[32][33] In 2022, Mastromonaco was named President of BedBy8, a production company launched by George Stephanopolous and Ali Wentworth.

[34] In November 2013, Mastromonaco married David Krone, who had worked with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and was his Chief of Staff from 2008 to 2015.