behind-the-scenes operator

He joined the office in 2004 and built a reputation as an effective behind-the-scenes operator with a sophisticated understanding of police affairs.

Tefank’s temporary replacement is Django Sibley, an assistant inspector general who oversees all investigations of serious police uses of force and has built a reputation as an effective behind-the-scenes operator since joining the office in 2004.

She is seen as more of a behind-the-scenes operator.

He began working for Biden in the Senate more than two decades ago and built a career as the ultimate behind-the-scenes operator: a staffer enmeshed in foreign policy minutia, close to but never holding center stage.

Unlike Musk, whose main megaphone for provocation is Twitter itself, Thiel is a behind-the-scenes operator who has focused on investments that cater to consumers who he thinks are overlooked by societal institutions that have moved to the left.