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ancianita

(36,017 posts)
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:43 PM Sep 2020

The Biden-Harris Transition Team -- Names, Titles and Past Experience

Other than their status, I've not looked up details about their strengths, weaknesses and general experience. I do notice the named "veterans," which I might be tempted to think of as operatives; either word adds a savvy edge to the team's judgment in rebuilding better, once the Executive Branch cleanup begins.

TRANSITION TEAM LEADER
-- Senator Ted Kaufman (DE), led Biden’s transition as VP in 2008

CO-CHAIRS
-- Jeffrey Zients, the top Obama economic adviser who was tasked with rescuing the floundering HealthCare.gov website;
-- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, NM, who Biden considered for the vice presidential running mate;
-- Rep. Cedric Richmond, LA, a top Biden surrogate and national co-chair of his campaign;
-- Anita Dunn, a senior campaign adviser.


15 PERSON ADVISORY BOARD

-- Susan Rice, former national security adviser;
-- Vivek Murthy, US surgeon general under President Barack Obama who's advised Biden's campaign on policy and campaign tactics amid the coronavirus pandemic;
-- Sally Yates, the former deputy attorney general;

-- Tony Allen, the president of the historically Black Delaware State University;
-- Jared Bernstein, veteran Biden economic adviser;
-- Leslie Caldwell, former assistant attorney general;

-- Mark Gitenstein, former US ambassador to Romania ;
-- Cecilia Martinez, environmentalist ;
-- Bob McDonald, former Veterans Affairs secretary;

-- Minyon Moore, veteran Democratic operative ;
-- Teresa Romero, leader of the United Farm Workers;
-- Lonnie Stephenson, leader of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers;

-- Cathy Russell, a former Jill Biden chief of staff who Obama named to a new position: ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues;
-- Felicia Wong, president of the Roosevelt Institute;
-- Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, IN, and primary competitor.


SENIOR STAFF

-- Yohannes Abraham, LEADER, day to day operations

-- Avril Haines, manage the transition team's national security and foreign policy efforts (former principal deputy national security adviser and deputy director of the CIA);
-- Gautam Raghavan, current chief of staff to Rep Jayapal;
-- Angela Ramirez , chief of staff to Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Luján;

-- Evan Ryan, former Biden WH adviser;
-- Julie Siegel, Senator Warren’s senior counsel for economic policy;
-- Cynthia Hogan, a long-time Biden aide and former Apple lobbyist who helped lead his vice presidential search process;

-- Cecilia Muñoz, head of the Obama White House's Domestic Policy Council;
-- Tanya Bradsher, Democratic political and policy veteran;
-- Suzy George, Democratic political and policy veteran;

-- Don Graves, former Biden staffer; Democratic political and policy veteran;
-- Jessica Hertz, Democratic political and policy veteran;
-- Tara McGuinness, Democratic political and policy veteran;

-- Darla Pomeroy, former Biden staffer, Democratic political and policy veteran.

I don't wanna say all the things are looking inevitable. Nope.

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The Biden-Harris Transition Team -- Names, Titles and Past Experience (Original Post) ancianita Sep 2020 OP
Looks like a solid team. Thanks for posting Walleye Sep 2020 #1
That is a great list! ananda Sep 2020 #2
Right? ancianita Sep 2020 #3

Walleye

(31,002 posts)
1. Looks like a solid team. Thanks for posting
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:57 PM
Sep 2020

It will be so good to have somebody back in the White House who respects his colleagues’ intellect and accomplishments.

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