Probably not Ron Klain, Jan of 2011: Bidens chief of staff steps down.
Shortly thereafter: Biden Announces Bruce Reed as New Chief of Staff
So presumably the Chief of Staff mentioned in this story is Reed.
And what a sleazy looking dude Reed is too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Reed_(political_operative)
Goes back to AlGore in the ‘80s, Clinton before he was president, involved in lots of Biden’s career lowlights.
Thank you. So that means the entire White House was in on it. If not benefitting individually, at least aware of it.