Adri Jayaratne, MA
Working Title
Chief of Staff
Preferred Pronouns
He/Him/His
Biography
Adri Jayaratne is Chief of Staff at the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences where he serves as a strategist and advisor to the chair and leadership team. He leads community engagement and policy development efforts, helps oversee fundraising, faculty affairs and communications, and is closely involved in the department's core missions of patient care, research, education and community service.
Previously, Adri served for nearly twenty years in leadership roles in the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress. Most recently he was the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor, where he served as the chief liaison to Congress and state and local elected officials, and a key advisor to the Secretary and the White House on strategy and policy related to labor issues. He led the work of a large staff and managed high-profile initiatives, working with business, non-profit and advocacy communities.
Masters 2005 – The George Washington University