Director of Domestic Policy Council since 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and lawyer. She was president of the Center for American Progress from 2003 to 2021. During the Barack Obama presidency, Tanden helped create the Affordable Care Act. In May 2021, she became a Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden.
Neera Tanden | |
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23rd Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
Assumed office May 26, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Zayn Siddique (Principal Deputy Director) |
Preceded by | Susan Rice |
Senior Advisor to the President for Health Care Policy and the U.S. Digital Service | |
In office May 17, 2021 – May 25, 2023 Serving with Mike Donilon, Cedric Richmond[lower-alpha 1], Anita Dunn,[lower-alpha 2] Gene Sperling, Mitch Landrieu, Keisha Lance Bottoms[lower-alpha 3], Julie Rodriguez[lower-alpha 4], John Podesta and Stephen K. Benjamin | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump |
Succeeded by | Tom Perez[lower-alpha 5] |
White House Staff Secretary | |
In office October 25, 2021 – May 25, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Michael Hochman |
Preceded by | Jessica Hertz |
Succeeded by | Stefanie Feldman |
Personal details | |
Born | Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 10, 1970
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Ben Edwards (m. 1999) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Yale University (JD) |
On November 29, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Tanden as the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.[3][4] However, after Democrats and Republicans criticized her nomination, she withdrew her nomination as OMB director on March 3, 2021.[5] Two months later, she became senior advisor to Biden.
She was named White House staff secretary in October 2021.
It was announced on May 5, 2023, that Tanden would replace outgoing Susan Rice as Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.
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