Sarah Bernard

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Sarah Bernard

Deputy Director for the Office of Digital Strategy

Sarah Bernard joined the White House as Director of Online Engagement in April 2010 and currently serves as Deputy Director for the Office of Digital Strategy. Prior to this role, she was most recently the CEO of Barrington Interactive, a network of more than 20 local television station sites funded by Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group. Prior to Barrington, Bernard held numerous internet leadership roles including, the founding President of IAC’s 23/6, the first General Manager of The Huffington Post, VP and General Manager for AOL’s first line extension, AOL for Small Business, and Director of Business Development at washingtonpost.com.

A native of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Bernard received her BA in English from UCLA and her MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU.

Sarah Bernard's Posts

Innovations

Attention Entrepreneurs: Send Us Your Thoughts, We're Listening

March 21, 2011 at 4:00 PM EDT

For those of you who don't live near one of the Startup America: Reducing Barriers Roundtable cities, we're holding an online panel here at the White House to take and respond to your questions and suggestions, too. Submit your ideas for reducing burdens to entrepreneurship and innovation here at fastcompany.com or on twitter with the hashtag #startupamerica, and Fast Company editors will select as many as they can to pose to National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and SBA Administrator Karen Mills on Wednesday at 12:00pm ET on whitehouse.gov/live.

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Education

President Obama to Participate in Televised Town Hall on Education

March 18, 2011 at 6:05 PM EDT

Submit questions for President Obama at Univision's town hall on education and Hispanic educational attainment by Sunday, March 27.

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Education

Answering Your Questions on Bullying Prevention

March 8, 2011 at 2:43 PM EDT

Submit your questions for Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and a panel of experts about preventing bullying in our schools, then tune in Thursday at 11:00am EST to see them answered.

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Women

Working Closer with Women Online

February 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM EDT

On January 31st, the White House brought together 25 women-focused online publishers for the first-ever Women's Online Summit.

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Technology

White House Live: The President and Senior Officials Take Your Questions

January 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM EDT

The White House is open for your questions today as the President sits down for a live YouTube interview and senior Administration officials hold a series of roundtable discussions on the agenda the President outlined in his State of the Union Address. It's all happening on WhiteHouse.gov/Live.

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Additional Issues

Got Questions About the State of the Union?

January 26, 2011 at 12:50 PM EDT

Do you have questions about the State of the Union Address last night? Over the next few days the White House will do our best to answer as many of them as possible. Find out how you can get involved.

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Civil Rights

Repealing DADT: "History Making"

December 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM EDT

On the morning of December 22, hundreds of people came together to watch as the President signed the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell into law. Throughout the week, media outlets across the country have called the repeal a significant moment in civil rights history.

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Service

Behind-the-Scenes: A Day of Service with President Obama and the Los Angeles Lakers

December 20, 2010 at 3:15 PM EDT

Watch President Obama and the Los Angeles Lakers team up with NBA Cares to spend time with the FBR Branch of The Boys and Girls Club of America.

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Technology

The White House is now on Digg.com

December 16, 2010 at 2:55 PM EDT

The White House is now on Digg.com. Join us there to see some of our favorite stories and who we're keeping up with.

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Economy

Austan Goolsbee Responds to Job Seekers' Questions

December 1, 2010 at 3:32 PM EDT

Austan Goolsbee, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, responds to job seekers' questions about the economy and job growth.

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