Meghan Hays is an American communications executive who was a

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and director of message planning in the

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from 2021 to 2022. As of 2023, she is the chief of staff to Lucy Fato of the

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and a board member of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Life

Hays was born in

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and raised in Carmichael. She spent time at her family's seasonal home in Homewood near

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. Hayes attended St. Francis High School. She graduated from the

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. Hays is a communications executive. Hays worked in senior communications positions at

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. In 2012, she joined the communications team of the

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as an advance staffer. She progressed to the roles of deputy communications director and director of message planning in the office of the vice president. Hays served as a deputy communications director on the

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. Hays joined U.S. president Joe Biden's administration in 2021 and served as a

and director of message planning in the

where she played a role in the president's strategic messaging for domestic and international engagements. After leaving the administration in August 2022, she served as an advisory board member to SustainabiliD, a climate technology and sustainability firm. , Hays is the chief of staff to Lucy Fato, the general counsel and global head of communications and government affairs at

(AIG). In June 2023, Hays was appointed by Biden as a non-voting board member of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. She succeeds A.J. "Bud" Hicks.

References

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