In a ceremony that was performed at the restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York, on August 30, 2014, Wagner married Sam Kass, a former White House nutrition policy advisor and assistant chef.

Barack Obama, the president of the United States at the time, as well as his family attended the wedding because Kass had been the family’s personal chef since Chicago. Cyrus, the couple’s first child, was born in 2017. Rafael, their second child, was born on April 16, 2019, thanks to her.

Who is Alex Wagner’s husband Sam Kass?

Former White House chef and senior nutrition policy advisor Sam Kass is a food entrepreneur. In addition to being a partner in Acre Venture Partners, he founded TROVE. Kass started out as an assistant chef in the White House kitchen before being promoted to coordinator of the food initiative in 2010.

He also served as the executive director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative and a senior advisor on nutrition policy during his time in the White House. Sam was listed among the “100 Most Creative People” by Fast Company in 2011.

In 2012, he contributed to the founding of the American Chef Corps, a group whose mission is to advance international relations through culinary endeavors. In addition, he is an advisor, businessman, and fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

At 42 years, he is three years younger than his wife who is 45 years old.