About Gerren Keith Gaynor

Gerren Keith Gaynor is a White House Correspondent and the Managing Editor of Politics at theGrio. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Gaynor covers the White House, Capitol Hill, and national politics. As part of the White House press corps and presidential press pool, Gaynor often provides the first on-the-ground reporting of the Biden-Harris administration, asking questions on behalf of Black and LGBTQ communities.

On Sept. 17, 2024, Gaynor interviewed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on behalf of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Notably, Gaynor’s work in Washington helped lead to theGrio becoming the first Black-owned digital news outlet to get a designated seat in the White House press briefing room. Gaynor has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Cheddar TV, Revolt News, and Fox Soul. During Pride Month 2021, Forbes recognized Gaynor as one of “10 Black LGBTQ+ Figures And Activists to Know.” He was also recognized as a Power 50 honoree by the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA). Gaynor is also a tw0-time honoree in Native Son's "Native Son 101" annual list and received the "James Baldwin Storyteller Award" from the LGBTQ health and advocacy nonprofit TruEvolution.

As a Black, queer journalist, Gaynor understands the power of diversity and visibility, which is why he counts it as a privilege to represent Black and LGBTQ+ communities in political spaces where diversity has not historically been embraced. Living up to theGrio’s African meaning of “storyteller,” he is passionate about telling stories that inform and humanize Black and queer experiences.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Gaynor is a proud HBCU graduate of Morehouse College and a graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism.