Michael Robertson, a former Obama administration staffer, joined the Clinton transition team. | AP Photo Obama veteran working on Clinton transition

Michael Robertson, a former Treasury Department adviser and former White House official, is working on Hillary Clinton's presidential transition team, POLITICO has learned.

Robertson is focused on the transition operation's agency reviews teams, which are tasked with mapping out Clinton's agenda at dozens of federal agencies, a source familiar with the issue said. Robertson is helping Carlos Monje, an Obama administration Transportation Department official who is overseeing the agency review teams. Robertson is working with the transition team on a volunteer basis.


Before becoming a senior adviser at the Treasury Department, Robertson was the deputy Cabinet secretary at the White House, where he served as a conduit between the president and the heads of key federal agencies. He previously served as chief of staff at the General Services Administration. The GSA is now assisting both the Clinton and Donald Trump teams with the transition.

Robertson worked on Barack Obama's transition team in 2008 and 2009, and he was a staffer in Obama's Senate office.

The Clinton campaign declined to comment, and Robertson did not respond to a request for comment.

Clinton's transition team is quietly ramping up amid polling that indicates the nominee is increasingly likely to win in November. The team is staffing up and beginning to vet candidates for top administration jobs.

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that Robertson is no longer an adviser at the Treasury Department.