Ron Klain

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1961-08-08

• Award

  Time 100

• Full Name

  Ronald Alan Klain

• Occupation

  Attorney, Political Consultant, Former Lobbyist

• Nationality

  American

• Place of Birth

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Alma Mater (Law)

  Harvard Law School (JD)

• Political Affiliation

  Democrat

• Alma Mater (Undergraduate)

  Georgetown University (BA, summa cum laude)

• Current Role (Private Sector)

  Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Timeline

• Born in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Source: Wikidata)

  1961-08-08

• Graduated from North Central High School. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1979

• Received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Georgetown University. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1983

• Graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1987

• Began serving as chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Joe Biden (until 1992). (Source: Ballotpedia)

  1989

• Began serving as chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore (until 1999). (Source: Summary)

  1995

• Became a partner and National Practice Group Chair at the law firm O'Melveny & Myers (until 2004). (Source: Web Search Results)

  1999

• Served as general counsel for the Gore Recount Committee. (Source: Ballotpedia)

  2000

• Signed on as executive vice president and general counsel for Steve Case's investment firm Revolution LLC. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2005

• Assisted Barack Obama in his preparation for the 2008 United States presidential debates. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2008

• Began serving as chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden (until 2011). (Source: Summary)

  2009

• Named president of Steve Case's holding company. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2011

• Appointed by President Barack Obama as White House Ebola Response Coordinator (until 2015). (Source: Summary)

  2014

• Worked as a senior advisor to Joe Biden's presidential campaign. (Source: Summary)

  2020

• Joe Biden announced that Klain would serve as White House Chief of Staff. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-11-12

• Began serving as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden. (Source: Summary)

  2021-01

• Announced plans to step down as White House Chief of Staff. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-01

• Stepped down as White House Chief of Staff and was succeeded by Jeff Zients. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-02-07

• Rejoined O'Melveny & Myers as a partner. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2023

• Became Chief Legal Officer of Airbnb. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2023

Ron Klain

Ronald Alan Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. A Democrat, Klain previously served as chief of staff to two vice presidents: Al Gore from 1995 to 1999 and Biden from 2009 to 2011. He was also appointed by President Barack Obama as White House Ebola Response Coordinator after the appearance of Ebola virus cases in the United States, serving from 2014 to 2015. Throughout 2020 he worked as a senior advisor to Biden's presidential campaign. Following his victory, Biden announced on November 12 that Klain would serve as White House chief of staff. During his tenure as chief of staff, Klain was often characterized as a key ally of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party within the White House. In January 2023, Klain announced his plans to step down as chief of staff in the weeks after Biden's State of the Union address in February. He was succeeded in the role by Jeff Zients on February 7.

Web Search Results

• Ron Klain - Wikipedia

  Ronald Alan Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. [...] Ronald Alan Klain was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Stanley Klain, a building contractor, and Sarann Warner (née Horwitz), a travel agent. Klain is Jewish. He graduated from North Central High School "North Central High School (Indianapolis)") in 1979 and was on the school's Brain Game "Brain Game (Indiana)") team which finished as season runner-up. A first-generation college graduate, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1983. In 1987, he [...] Klain was one of the people who assisted Barack Obama in his preparation for the 2008 United States presidential debates. On November 12, 2008, Roll Call announced that Klain had been chosen to serve as chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, the same role he served for Gore.

• Ron Klain Keynote Speaker - Harry Walker Agency

  Ron Klain is a partner and member of the Executive committee at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, a global law firm. He draws on four decades of experience in law, finance, policymaking, and politics to advise clients. [...] Ron Klain was the longest serving first Chief of Staff for any Democratic President (2021-2023). As Chief of Staff to President Biden, Mr. Klain oversaw the Biden-Harris White House staff and served as a member of the Cabinet. President Biden called Ron Klain “a once-in-a-generation talent with fierce intellect and heart.” Mr. Klain has been praised for his bipartisan legislative achievements, a historic focus on judicial nominations, and guiding the White House to an unexpected victory in the [...] Former White House Chief of Staff RON KLAIN’s newest role as Chief Legal Officer of AirBNB will leverage both his leadership and regulatory expertise. As a distinguished leader with more than four decades of experience across government and business, Klain is a big-picture strategic thinker with deep understanding of the U.S. legal system. Brian Chesky, AirBNB’s co-founder and CEO, said, “People have described Ron as one of the smartest people they’ve ever met, but more than his intelligence,

• Ron Klain - Career, Family & Facts - Biography

  Raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Ron Klain was well versed in political campaigning by the time he entered Harvard Law School. He was named associate general counsel and Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff in the Bill Clinton administration, and later became Vice President Joe Biden's top aide and the "Ebola czar" under President Barack Obama. Klain, who has also served as counsel, adviser and board member for numerous organizations, rejoined Biden for the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign [...] Before and after his time with the Gore campaign team, Klain served as a partner at the Washington, D.C., office of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, where he lobbied for major clients like lender Sallie Mae and pharmaceutical company ImClone. Klain then forged a longtime partnership with AOL founder Steve Case, signing on as executive vice president and general counsel for Case's investment firm Revolution LLC in 2005. Additionally, he was named president of Case's holding company in 2011. [...] ## Early Years, Education and Political Work Ronald A. Klein was born on August 8, 1961, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to dad Stanley, a building contractor, and mom Sarann, a travel agent.

• Ron Klain - Ballotpedia

  Ron Klain was the White House chief of staff and assistant to the president in the Biden administration. On January 22, 2023, multiple outlets reported that Klain planned to step down as chief of staff and would be replaced by Jeff Zients. Joe Biden announced Klain's appointment on November 11, 2020. Klain previously served as Biden's chief of staff from 2009 to 2011, when Biden was vice president in the Obama administration. ## Contents [...] 1 Biography 2 White House chief of staff 3 External links 4 Footnotes ## Biography Klain graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University. He also graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was the editor of the Harvard Law Review. He started his legal career as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Byron White. He worked in private practice with a focus on constitutional, commercial, technology, and election law. He served as general counsel for the Gore Recount Committee in 2000. [...] From 1989 to 1992, Klain served as the chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee when Joe Biden was the committee's chairman. He also worked as chief of staff for Vice President Al Gore (D), U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno (D), and Vice President Joe Biden. He was the White House Ebola response coordinator in 2014 and 2015.

• Ron Klain - The Federalist Society

  ## Optional Login #### Have an account? ### Sign in ### Proceed as Guest Continue Login Donate Join YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter # Ron Klain ### Chief Legal Officer, Airbnb Ron Klain oversees Airbnb’s global legal and ethics functions and community policy team. Ron served as the 30th White House Chief of Staff, from January 2021 to February 2023 – the longest tenure of any Democratic President’s first chief of staff. [...] In the private sector, Ron has served as Partner and National Practice Group Chair at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers, from 1999-2004 and again in 2023. Earlier he was General Counsel for the technology investment firm Revolution LLC from 2005 to 2020. Ron is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia only. \\\\\

• Award

  Time 100

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Harvard Law School

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  lawyer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  8/8/1961

• Place Of Birth

  Indianapolis

Ronald Alan Klain (/ˈkleɪn/ KLAYN; born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist serving as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden. A Democrat, he was previously chief of staff to two vice presidents, Al Gore from 1995 to 1999 and Biden from 2009 to 2011. He was also appointed by President Barack Obama as White House Ebola Response Coordinator after the appearance of Ebola virus cases in the United States, serving from 2014 to 2015. Throughout 2020 he worked as a senior advisor to Biden's presidential campaign. Following his victory, Biden announced on November 12 that Klain would serve as White House chief of staff.