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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 Bidens 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 Warrens 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.
Walleye
(31,019 posts)It will be so good to have somebody back in the White House who respects his colleagues intellect and accomplishments.
ananda
(28,859 posts)I feel so hopeful!
Me, too!