Susan Summerall Wiles (born May 14, 1957) is an American political consultant who served as co-chair of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. She was chosen by President-elect Trump to serve as the 32nd White House chief of staff in the second Trump administration set to begin in January 2025. She will be the first woman to hold the position.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Susan Summerall was one of the three children of Pat Summerall and his wife Kathy Summerall. Pat played in the National Football League (NFL) and later became a well known sportscaster. Wiles graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park.
In the 2016 presidential election, Wiles ran the Trump campaign's operations in Florida. During the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, Wiles was reportedly deputized by Trump to help Republican Ron DeSantis' campaign for Governor. In his victory speech, DeSantis described Wiles as the "best in the business". However, "rising tensions between the duo" led to her dismissal as a top advisor to DeSantis in 2019.
According to the reporting from Politico, the tie to Wiles, who had "played a key role in... 2016", was cut "at the urging of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis" to allow him "to install his own allies in the state party", a move "widely seen as a setback to the president's re-election campaign" in that battleground state. She described working for DeSantis as the "biggest mistake" of her entire career.
In March 2021, Wiles was chosen as CEO of Trump's Save America PAC. In April 2021, Politico described Wiles as the "new honcho atop Trumpworld", noting that she would wield authority over former 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien and key aide Justin R. Clark. Under her leadership, Save America PAC has covered legal fees for several current and former Trump staffers involved in the many legal proceedings against the former president.
In August 2022, she was described as effectively Trump's "chief of staff" in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election and his 2024 presidential campaign announcement. Alongside individuals such as businessman Peter Thiel, Wiles pushed Trump to endorse Blake Masters in the 2022 Senate election in Arizona, who lost the election.
In the final months of the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump reiterated that Wiles and Chris LaCivita were the two people running the campaign after a spat with Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski. In 2024, Politico and The Guardian reported that Wiles describes herself as a "moderate" Republican.