Office of American Innovation
The Office of American Innovation is an office within the White House Office created by the Trump administration on March 27, 2017. The purpose of the office is to "make recommendations to the President on policies and plans that improve Government operations and services, improve the quality of life for Americans now and in the future, and spur job creation."
The Office is directed by Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President. The other members, according to the founding memorandum, are the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, the Senior Advisor to the President for Policy, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives, the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental and Technology Initiatives, the Senior Counselor to the President for Economic Initiatives, the Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President, and the Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary
In July 2017, the Office's operational team consisted of Kushner, Liddell, Reed Cordish, and Matt Lira. Communications were run by Josh Raffel, a former Hollywood public relations executive, until February 2018, when Raffel announced his resignation from the position.
In February 2018, 'Democracy Forward Foundation' and 'Food & Water Watch' have brought a complaint against the OAI to compel its compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.
