Alexis Margaret Herman formerly served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton;she was the first African-American to hold the position. Prior to serving as Secretary,she was Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor,author,lawyer,and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter,and served as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997 in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board.
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20,1993,and ended on January 20,2001. Clinton,a Democrat from Arkansas,took office following his victory over Republican incumbent president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential election. Four years later,in the 1996 presidential election,he defeated Republican nominee Bob Dole and Perot again,to win re-election. Clinton was limited to two terms and was succeeded by Republican George W. Bush,who won the 2000 presidential election.
Hilda Lucia Solis is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013,as part of the administration of President Barack Obama. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009,representing the 31st and 32nd congressional districts of California that include East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.
Christopher Fairfield Edley Jr. was an American lawyer and the Dean of the University of California,Berkeley School of Law from 2004 to 2013. He served as President of the Opportunity Institute,an organization he co-founded with Hillary Clinton advisor Ann O'Leary.
Harold McEwen Ickes is the former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton. He was a leading figure in the Clinton administration's healthcare reform initiative.
Eugene Benton Sperling is an American lawyer who was director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He is the only person to serve as national economic advisor under two presidents. Outside of government,he founded the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution in 2002.
Sally Katzen is an American lawyer,legal scholar,and government official. Katzen was a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Project's Agency Review Working Group responsible for the Executive Office of the President and government operations agencies,and held White House positions in the Clinton administration,including as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Stephanie Cutter is an American political consultant. She served as an advisor to President Barack Obama during his first presidential term,and was deputy campaign manager for his 2012 re-election campaign. She previously worked in campaign and communications roles for other prominent Democrats including Ted Kennedy,John Kerry,and Michelle Obama. The New York Times described her as "a popular but polarizing face of (Obama's) campaign",and a "soldier who says the things the candidate can’t say."
María Elena Durazo is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,from 2018 to 2022 she represented the 24th State Senatorial district and has been representing the 26th district since 2022 which encompasses Central Los Angeles,East Los Angeles,and Vernon.
David J. Hayes is an American attorney and legal scholar who serves in the Biden Administration as Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy. Hayes has led White House work on clean energy deployment issues,climate resilience and greenhouse gas emission reduction and carbon sequestration initiatives. Hayes also has assisted in developing and implementing the climate-related provisions included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Christopher P. Lu is a Chinese American political advisor who serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform. He is also an alternative representative to the United Nations General Assembly during his tenure as Representative for Management and Reform. In the Obama administration,Lu served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from 2014 to 2017,the White House Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President from 2009 to 2013,and the co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Lu graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and from Harvard Law School,where he was a classmate of Obama's.
Barack Obama assumed office as President of the United States on January 20,2009,and his term ended on January 20,2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Steven J. Ricchetti is an American political aide serving as a Counselor to the President under President Joe Biden. He was the chairman of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. Ricchetti previously served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Bill Clinton. In between stints in Democratic administrations,Ricchetti has worked as a lobbyist.
Evan Maureen Ryan is an American serving as White House cabinet secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Thomas Amadeus Kalil is an expert on technology and innovation policy,and is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures. He was previously Deputy Director for Policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Obama,and was also the Senior Advisor for Science,Technology and Innovation for the United States National Economic Council.
Buffy Jo Christina Wicks is an American politician who serves in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she represents the 14th Assembly District,which includes the cities of Berkeley,Piedmont,Richmond,San Pablo,and El Cerrito in the East Bay.
Ann M. O'Leary is an American political advisor,attorney,and nonprofit leader,who served as Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsom and as co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery. She is now a partner at the international law firm Jenner &Block.
Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall is an American national security and energy leader,public servant,educator,and author currently serving as the 11th United States Homeland Security Advisor to President Joe Biden since 2021. She previously served in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and held appointments at academic institutions and think tanks.
