In January 2009, Kass went to work at the White House Office as First Lady Michelle Obama's Food Initiative coordinator, and joined the kitchen staff as an assistant chef under executive chef Cris Comerford. In 2010, Kass was promoted to Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives."Sam Kass, White House chef and policy advisor gets upgraded title" , Chicago Sun-Times: July 15, 2010. In 2013, Kass was named Let's Move! executive director and promoted to Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy.
