Clay Pell

Clay Pell
Clay Pell's official photograph from the Department of Education, taken 2013.
Personal details
Born
Herbert Claiborne Pell IV

(1981-11-17) November 17, 1981 (age 43)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 2013; div. 2017)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Stanford University (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Coast Guard
Years of service2009–2011 (active)
2011–present (reserve)
RankCommander
UnitSoutheastern New England
United States Coast Guard Reserve

Herbert Claiborne Pell IV (born November 17, 1981)[1] is an American lawyer, military officer, and politician. He is a commander and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in the United States Department of Education. He is the grandson of the late Senator Claiborne Pell. Pell ran for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Rhode Island in a competitive three-way race ultimately won by Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (December 14, 2013). "Edward Fitzpatrick: In governor's race, would Clay Pell be David or Goliath?". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.