Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest[1] (born January 22, 1975)[2] is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017.

[7] Earnest served as a congressional aide to U.S. congressman Robert Marion Berry, from 2002 to 2003 after working on Michael Bloomberg's first campaign for mayor of New York City.

[4] After Obama's Iowa caucus victory, Earnest worked as a top communications aide in several primary contests including South Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania.

[12] Earnest started at the White House on Obama's first full day in office, January 21, 2009, as deputy press secretary[13] under Robert Gibbs.

[18] In May 2018, Earnest began serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for United Airlines, based at their headquarters in Chicago.

[20] He also serves on the Board of Advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.