In 2001,Lane was hired by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation,as part of expanding its presence in Washington,D.C.,and maturing as a philanthropic organization.[9] Lane served as Director of Public Policy and External Affairs,Director of Foundation Advocacy,and Director of the East Coast Office for the foundation,where he had responsibility for that organization's advocacy and public policy work on a range of matters that included global development and global health.[6][7] He was a Gates Foundation representative to Bono's DATA organization that focused on problems in Africa.[5]
In 2007,DATA merged into the ONE Campaign,and Lane was named as president and chief executive of the latter.[10] He emphasized the organization's purpose in fighting global extreme poverty and disease and urged leading countries to continue their commitment to bettering Africa,even during the 2007–2008 financial crisis.[11]
In early 2011,Lane joined the Obama administration during a period of staff change,serving as Assistant to the President of the United States and Counselor to the Chief of Staff in the White House,once again working for William M. Daley.[6][8]
During his time as Ambassador Lane coordinated strategies among six different agencies.[2] He acted as a champion of the Feed the Future Initiative.[2]
He returned to the United States on August 9,2016.[13]
President of Sunnylands
Upon accepting the Annenberg position in September 2016,Lane said,"Sunnylands seems to me,especially at a time when our system so desperately needs a reset,to have the potential to bring people together across ideological boundaries."[2]
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