Neera Tanden
Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and lawyer. She is president of the Center for American Progress since 2003. 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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| White House Staff Secretary | |
| Assumed office October 25, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jessica Hertz |
| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2021 Serving with Mike Donilon, Cedric Richmond, Anita Dunn, Gene Sperling, Mitch Landrieu, Julie Rodriguez, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and John Podesta | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1970 Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 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.[1][2] However, after Democrats and Republicans criticized her nomination, she withdrew her nomination as OMB director on March 3, 2021.[3] Two months later, she became senior advisor to Biden. She was named White House staff secretary in October 2021.
References
- Linskey, Annie; Stein, Jeff (2020-11-29). "Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- Zhao, Christina (2020-11-30). "Neera Tanden's stinging criticism of Republican senators may hurt confirmation chances". Newsweek. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- "Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition". AP NEWS. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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