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About Thiele Strategies

Founder Raina Thiele is a former Obama White House official, and a graduate of Yale and Harvard, who offers a variety of high-level consulting services focused on delivering multifaceted strategies that achieve results for your company, tribe, government, movement, or organization.

In addition to being an authority across a range of issue areas, Raina draws on an extensive network of policy makers, thought leaders, and private sector innovators.

Services

Thiele Strategies offers consulting services to clients across a range of issue areas. Raina possesses expertise in federal government strategy, budget policy, natural resources issues, tribal policy & outreach, climate change, organizational operations, and streamlining.

She offers services that empower her clients with the analytical and strategy tools needed to kick-start growth and improve operations, including:

Project Management,
Campaign building
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Program Evaluation
Communications Strategy & Execution
Outreach Strategy
Program Development
Policy Tracking & Strategy
Advocacy Trainings

Raina is also a frequent public speaker. Speaking requests can be sent to raina@thielestrategies.com.

In the News

Former West Wing Staffers Talk White House Experiences, ‘Coolest Obama Moments’

Former White House officials recounted their experiences working in the West Wing and encouraged students not to lose faith in politics at a forum hosted by the Institute of Politics Monday.

At the forum, titled “West Wingers: Personal Stories of Public Service,” the four speakers...

Ex-White House Staffer Returns to Launch Venture to Promote Alaska-U.S. Understanding

Alaska Native Raina Thiele worked on the White House staff pretty much since the beginning of the Obama administration. Among other things, she helped plan the president’s historic trip to Alaska last year. Now, the 33-year-old Thiele is back and says she wants to continue her work helping Americans understand Alaska and its challenges.

Alaska Native insider starts new venture after exiting White House

The administration of President Barack Obama is drawing to a close but a new chapter is opening for a former White House staffer who worked with Indian Country.

Raina Thiele, who is Dena’ina Athabascan and Yup’ik, spent more than two years helping tribes as an associate director within the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to that, she worked at the Office of Management and Budget, serving a total of seven years in the administration.

Thiele is hoping her experience will benefit tribes and other clients through a new consulting venture, Thiele Strategies...

Raina Thiele: Native Youth Advocate Praises Obama Administration (ICTMN)

Earlier this month, Raina Thiele, Dena’ina Athabascan and Yup’ik, left a top-level job at the White House to start her own consulting firm. Just 33, she served as associate director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement where she was instrumental in helping to craft some of President Obama’s major initiatives in Indian country. Thiele plans to launch her consulting firm, Thiele Strategies, in August. But she took some time out of her demanding schedule to talk with ICTMN about her work in D.C.

Alaskan leaves top White House post (ADN)

Alaskan Raina Thiele headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for her last day at work Friday as a liaison to Native organizations and tribes for President Barack Obama.

Thiele... holds degrees from Yale University (a bachelor's degree in political science) and Harvard University (a master's degree in public policy)...

From Harvard to White House, Alaskan helps shape Obama's Native agenda (ADN)

The state's senior senator has called her Alaska's "secret agent" in the White House.

Indeed, Raina Thiele, an Alaska Native with roots in Bristol Bay and the Cook Inlet region, worked with President Barack Obama to organize his historic trip to Alaska and increase Alaskans' access to the administration.

Let It Raina (Anchorage Press)

For Alaska Native Raina Thiele, a long time interest in public service has led her straight to the White House. Having worked on tribal outreach for President Obama’s 2012 campaign, she went on to serve in a number of executive office roles before becoming the Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement.