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Neera Tanden

Chief Operating Officer of Center for American Progress (since February 2010)

(HHS)

 

At a Glance

  • Career History: Senior Adviser Health and Human Services Department Office of Health Reform (May 2009 to February 2010); Domestic Policy Director, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign (since 2008); Policy Director, Hillary Rodham Clinton's Presidential Campaign (2007 to 2008); Center for American Progress, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Other Government Positions: Legislative Director, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) ; Associte Director for Domestic Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council
  • Hometown: Boston, Mass.
  • Alma Mater: UCLA, B.A., 1992; Yale Law School, JD, 1996