California Gov. Gavin Newsom named former Clinton-era White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers as director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development on Friday.
The 59-year-old former Warner Bros. executive began working with Newsom, who is a Democrat, in May as a volunteer amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Myers, the first female White House press secretary in history, will join new senior adviser Jim DeBoo in her role -- another one of a handful of additions hired during the second half of the governor's term.
In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Dee Dee Myers, executive vice president at Warner Bros., speaks during a women's forum at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
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