Nationality American Home town Florida | Name Doug Band | |
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Alma mater University of Florida
Georgetown University Law Center Occupation President, Teneo
Lawyer
Professor (New York University) Known for Former advisor to President Bill Clinton Board member of Coca-Cola's International Advisory Committee
Oklahoma National Memorial Museum Residence New York City, New York, United States People also search for Justin Cooper, Cheryl Mills, Huma Abedin Education Georgetown University, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Florida | ||
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Douglas Jay Band (born 28 October 1972) is an American businessman and lawyer. He is a founding partner and president of Teneo, a global consulting firm. Previously he was personal assistant and counselor to President Bill Clinton and he assisted in creating the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Band later worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation.
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- Macgillis scale of doug band s connections favor trading with clintons sets it apart
- MacGillis on Doug Band Few Do the Transactional Thing Like Doug Band
- Early life and education
- Service in the Clinton Presidency
- Post presidential career
- Personal life
- References
Among his other roles outside of government, he formerly served as a member of Coca-Cola's International Advisory Committee and from 2014 to 2015 served as an associate adjunct professor at New York University., offering his insights to a class on the intersection of politics and public policy.
MacGillis on Doug Band: Few Do the 'Transactional Thing' Like Doug Band
Early life and education
Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band. A native of Sarasota, Florida, Band earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He later attended Georgetown University's graduate school at night to earn a master's degree in liberal arts and then he earned a law degree at night from Georgetown University Law Center.
Service in the Clinton Presidency
Band began working in the White House in 1995 during the Clinton Presidency as an unpaid intern in the White House Counsel's Office. Band served in the White House Counsel's office for four years, eventually becoming a special assistant to the President, one of the youngest deputy assistants ever to serve as the President's aide. As the President's aide, Band was part of the White House traveling staff to nearly 100 countries and over 2,000 cities.
Post-presidential career
Band served as counselor and chief advisor to former President Clinton until 2013. He was once described in a Gainesville, Florida, newspaper feature article as "the key architect of Clinton's post-presidency." During Clinton's post-presidency, Band oversaw employees of both the William J. Clinton Foundation and the former President's personal office. He assisted in creating and building the Clinton Global Initiative. According to figures released by the Clinton Foundation, CGI raised $69 billion for 2,100 philanthropic projects around the world. Clinton has credited Band with suggesting the formation of CGI: "Doug had the idea to do this."
In 2011, Chelsea Clinton accused Band of having conflicts of interest between his work at the Clinton Foundation and Teneo Consulting. According to emails published by WikiLeaks, Band wrote a memo that accused Bill Clinton of having his own conflicts of interest. According to Politico, the dispute eventually "degenerated" into a "dust-up" between Doug Band and Chelsea Clinton. Band resigned from the Clinton Foundation in April 2015.
Band worked with former President in discussions with the Obama Administration concerning the appointment of then-Senator Hillary Clinton to become Secretary of State. Band also traveled with former President Clinton during negotiations leading to the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea on August 4, 2009.
Band served on the Coca-Cola Company International Advisory Board, and on the Vote Vets advisory board. He is a trustee at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Band was a member of the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its failed effort to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.
During 2014 and 2015 Band taught a class on The Intersection of Politics and Public Service at New York University Wagner as an adjunct associate professor.
Personal life
Band and his wife Lily Rafii, a handbag designer, live in New York City. Bill Clinton gave a toast at Band's wedding.