Chaudhary, Arun, 1975-

Arun Chaudhary was the Official White House videographer. He traveled extensively with the President capturing public events and behind-the-scenes moments. He was a key member of Barack Obama's New Media team during the presidential campaign. As the New Media Road Director, Arun oversaw the team responsible for capturing the day-to-day life of the future president in video and stills. He and his team set a new standard in documenting history, delivering crucial images to the public from the road in real time. Before joining the Obama team, Arun worked in fiction film in New York as a writer, director, location sound recordist, post-production sound designer, and film critic. For five years, he was part of the NYU Graduate Film Department faculty. He got his MFA in Filmmaking from NYU and his BA in Film Theory from Cornell University. His work as part of the Obama team has been featured in the New York Times, National Journal, Politico, Fortune Magazine, and as part of the Frog Design Mind Series. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Laura Moser, and their son Leo.

Arun Chaudhary (born November 6, 1975) is an American political operative and filmmaker. After serving on President Barack Obama's presidential 2008 campaign, he was asked to become the first official videographer of the White House, a position he held from 2009-2011. He left in August 2011 to join mobile-messaging startup Revolution Messaging as senior vice president of communications. He is one of the most influential characters in modern politics, having previously served as New Media Road Director for President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and as Creative Director for Senator Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.

<p> To lead a movement, you need a story, and this is exactly what Arun specializes in creating. Arun was White House Official Videographer, a new role developed specifically for him at the beginning of the Obama administration. Known as the “First Cameraman,” Arun followed the former President within the White House and beyond, capturing moments of public grandeur and instances of human intimacy. During his tenure, he wrote, produced, shot, and edited over 63 episodes of West Wing Week, the first-ever online video diary of the White House, documenting the President through his rigorous weekly agenda. Arun’s favorite moments were the times in between, the liminal spaces before a big event, when the personal and political aspects of his subject’s life combined. </p>

<p> Since then, Arun has continued to work as a filmmaker in politics as a partner of the full-service political communications agency Revolution Messaging, and in roles such as creative digital director of Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. A 2017 House of Beautiful Business Resident, we can’t wait to have Arun and his uplifting brand of black humor back for a second term. </p>