. "Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States" . . "Steve Ricchetti is Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Assistant to the President. He is the founder and former president of Richetti, Inc., a government relations firm. Before founding Richetti, Inc., he served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the administration of President Bill Clinton.On March 5, 2012 he was appointed to be counselor to Vice President Joe Biden. This caused controversy due to President Obama's promise to not appoint lobbyists."@en . "Ricchetti, Steve"@en . . "White house Deputy Chief of Staff" . . . . "Steve Ricchetti"@en . . "White House Deputy Chief of Staff" .