Ann O'Leary

For the American behavioral psychologist, see Ann O'Leary (psychologist).
Ann O'Leary
Ann O'Leary speaks in front of a podium
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Orono, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2002; sep. 2016)​
Children2
EducationMount Holyoke College (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Ann M. O'Leary (born 1971)[1] is an American political advisor, attorney, and nonprofit leader, who served as Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsom and as co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery.[2] She is now a partner at the international law firm Jenner & Block.

O'Leary previously served as co-executive director of the Clinton-Kaine Transition Project, after serving as a senior policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Campaign.[3] After the 2016 Presidential election, she became a partner in the Silicon Valley office of an international law firm, where her practice focused on strategic consulting and crisis management.[4]

Over her career, O'Leary has helped to establish several non-profit organizations promoting progressive policy on income inequality, health care, education, and workforce development.[5] Early in her career, she served as legislative director to Senator Hillary Clinton and worked in the White House and the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fortune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Governor Newsom Taps California Business, Labor, Health Care and Community Leaders for New Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery". California Governor. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ^ "Clinton-Kaine Transition Project - Staff and Organization". www.p2016.org. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  4. ^ LLP, Boies Schiller Flexner. "Ann O'Leary To Join Boies Schiller Flexner". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  5. ^ Brown, Emma (2016-02-17). "New nonprofit aims to push for social mobility, educational equity". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. ^ "Bio: Ann O'Leary '93". Mount Holyoke College. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2020-11-21.