Vance Chief of Staff Jacob Reses to Depart White House This Summer

Jacob Reses, chief of staff to Vice President JD Vance, will leave the White House at the end of the summer, people close to the vice president’s office said Thursday. Reses informed Vance of his plans several months ago after his wife became pregnant with their first child. His future job plans were not immediately known.

“Jacob’s been by my side for my whole career in public life,” Vance said in a statement. “I can’t imagine having been on this life-changing journey without him. ” Reses began working as Vance’s chief of staff when President Donald Trump reentered the White House in January 2025.

He built a close relationship with Vance dating to Vance’s successful 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio.

Before that, Reses worked for Heritage Action and for Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. He was a constant presence on Vance’s campaign plane after Trump picked Vance as his running mate for vice president in 2024. Vance offered a toast at Reses’ wedding in January.

” Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration’s special envoy to the Middle East, said: “Don’t let Jacob fool you — beneath his kind exterior he’s a killer. It’s been a delight to get to know him through the Vice President, and our foreign adventures from Israel to Pakistan have been historic.

” Reses is one of several recent staff changes inside the vice president’s office. Vance has cycled through two deputy chiefs of staff, and his top lawyer, Sean Cooksey, left for a lobbying and public affairs firm in February. A source close to Vance said it would not be a surprise if Reses returns to the vice president’s office at some point.