Lanhee Chen | |
|---|---|
| 陳仁宜 | |
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Member of the Social Security Advisory Board | |
| In office September 8, 2014 – September 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lanhee Joseph Chen July 4, 1978 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, JD, PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Lanhee Joseph Chen[1] (Chinese: 陳仁宜; pinyin: Chén Rényí /ˈlænhiː tʃɛn/; born July 4, 1978)[2] is an American policy advisor, lawyer, and academic. Chen serves as the David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution,[3] director of domestic policy studies and lecturer in the public policy program at Stanford University[4] and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.[5]
Chen was the policy director for the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign and Romney's Chief Policy Adviser. He has been described as the "orchestra leader" behind the Romney 2012 campaign.[6] Romney confidante Beth Myers described Chen as the person Romney relied on "entirely" for policy direction.[6] Chen was also a senior adviser to the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Marco Rubio.[7] He has twice been the senior policy adviser to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and is frequently consulted by Senate Republicans for his views on a wide range of policy subjects.
Chen has served in presidential administrations of both major parties. He was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a seat on the bipartisan and independent Social Security Advisory Board, which advises the president, Congress, and the Social Security Administrator on Social Security policies.[8] He was recommended for the post by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and served from 2014 to 2018. In September 2024, Chen was nominated by President Joe Biden to a seat on the Board of Directors of Amtrak and is currently awaiting Senate confirmation for the post.[9]
Chen currently serves as chair of the board of directors of El Camino Health, a major hospital in the Silicon Valley.[10] Chen was the Republican nominee for the 2022 California State Controller election.[11]
- ^ Chen, Lanhee Joseph (2009). Essays on elections (Ph.D.). Harvard University.
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- ^ "Affiliated Faculty and Lecturers". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Lanhee Chen – Stanford Law School
- ^ a b Lanhee Chen, the 'orchestra leader' behind Romney's campaign｜WCT Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnson, Eliana (September 14, 2015). "Rubio Campaign Snags Former Romney Policy Director". National Review.
- ^ President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post | whitehouse.gov
- ^ House, The White (2024-09-09). "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Board of Directors Biographies | El Camino Hospital
- ^ "GOP policy adviser Chen enters California controller race".