[9][10] From January 1993 to February 1996, he was a White House staffer in the Clinton administration, holding the title of Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

[9] From 1996 to 1998, Ricchetti was in the private sector, engaged in lobbying for clients[5] at the governmental relations firm Public Strategies Washington (PSW).

[5] In January 1999, Ricchetti became deputy White House chief of staff (succeeding John Podesta) and gained a larger portfolio.

[2] He acted as an intermediary for Biden administration officials and lawmakers who sought access to the President according to an investigative report by the Wall Street Journal.

[23] Ricchetti, along with Shalanda Young and Louisa Terrell, was tapped to lead the Democratic side in negotiations over the 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis.

Representative Garret Graves, a key Kevin McCarthy ally and point person on debt and budget issues, was tapped to lead the Republican side.

[9] He formerly served on the boards of the Center for American Progress, Trust for the National Mall, and Bloomberg Government before stepping down from those positions to take a post in Biden's office as Counselor to the Vice President.