Chai Feldblum | |
|---|---|
 Feldblum's official EEOC photo | |
| Commissioner of the United States AbilityOne Commission (Private Citizen) | |
| Assumed office July 30, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| In office March 27, 2010 – July 1, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Leslie Silverman |
| Succeeded by | Charlotte Burrows |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1959 (age 65) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yeshiva University High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Harvard University |
Chai Rachel Feldblum (born April 1959)[1] is an American legal scholar and activist for disability and LGBT rights.[2] A former law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, she served as Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She was nominated to the position by president Barack Obama in 2009.[3] In April 2010, she received a recess appointment to the EEOC, and in December 2010 she was confirmed by the United States Senate.[4] The Senate confirmed her in December 2013 for a second term on the Commission which expired in July 2018.[5]
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- ^ "Two Georgetown Law professors tapped by Obama administration | Vox Populi". Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Keen, Lisa (2010-12-23). "Senate confirms Feldblum for EEOC". Keen News Service. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov.