Jared Kushner’s Path to Political Power

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 22: (L-R) United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch as U.S. President Donald Trump presents the ?Board of Peace? onstage at the?World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The US-backed ?Board of Peace? is intended to administer the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after the war between Israel and Hamas. The final makeup of the board has not been confirmed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jared Kushner is the son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump and acted as one of his senior advisors at the beginning of his administration. His portfolio of duties included various wide-ranging and complex projects, such as leading efforts to negotiate peace in the Middle East, mediating discussions regarding criminal justice reform, modernizing the Department of Veterans Affairs, and helping to fight the opioid crisis.

Kushner ran the newly created Office of American Innovation, which aimed to decrease government bureaucracy through the application of private-sector business models. Other projects Kushner worked on with the administration included trade agreements with Mexico and Canada and the COVID-19 response. Before becoming involved in the White House, he worked as a real-estate developer in the New York City area and as publisher of the New York Observer.

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