Wiles, the de facto manager of Trump’s victorious campaign, will be the first woman to hold the influential White House role.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff.

After helping engineer Donald Trump’s improbable and sweeping victory in the presidential race, Susie Wiles, the president-elect’s unassuming co-campaign chief, is seen as the frontrunner to become his White House chief of staff, according to six sources familiar with discussions inside the campaign.