General Motors Taps Biden Niece as Automaker’s New ESG Chief

General Motors Co. has hired Missy Owens, President Joe Biden’s niece and a former Big Law attorney, as its new head of environmental, social and corporate governance.

Owens—the daughter of Biden’s sister, Valerie—most recently was director of government relations at the Coca-Cola Co., where she worked for about a decade. She held various federal government roles in the Obama administration and was previously an associate at Greenberg Traurig in New York.

The Detroit News reported Wednesday that the automaker had been bolstering its policy team in Washington to push for government assistance, including tax incentives, to attract consumers to transition ...