Susan Wiles (née Summerall; born May 14, 1957) is an American political consultant who is the 32nd and incumbent White House Chief of Staff.
Wiles began her career working for New York congressman and future Republican vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp.
In 1995, while working for Congresswoman Tillie Fowler, she was appointed chief of staff to Jacksonville mayor John Delaney – the first woman to hold the position.
She was campaign manager of Rick Scott's successful 2010 gubernatorial campaign, defeating incumbent Florida attorney general Bill McCollum in the Republican primary and incumbent chief financial officer of Florida Alex Sink in the general election.
She left the campaign in July 2011 after establishing a Ponte Vedra Beach-based consulting firm with former Jacksonville Jaguars player Tony Boselli.
While on the Huntsman campaign, she and former Jacksonville Jaguars player Tony Boselli launched a Ponte Vedra Beach–based consulting firm.
[10] Wiles also ran Tallahassee, Florida-based lobbying firm Ballard Partners for close to a decade,[11] but left in September 2019, citing "a nagging health issue".
[14] During the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, Wiles was reportedly deputized by Trump to help Republican Ron DeSantis' campaign for governor.
In April 2021, Politico described Wiles as the "new honcho atop Trumpworld", noting that she would wield authority over former 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien and key aide Justin R.
[21] In August 2022, she was described as effectively Trump's "chief of staff" in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election and his 2024 presidential campaign announcement.
[26][27] Two days after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, Wiles was selected as his new White House chief of staff.