Chris Lehane | |
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| Born | Christopher Stephen Lehane June 2, 1967 |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Christopher Stephen Lehane (born June 2, 1967) is an American political consultant and cryptocurrency executive who has served as a lawyer, spokesperson and expert in opposition research for the Clinton White House, Democratic candidates for public office and various business, Labor, entertainment and professional sports organizations.[1] A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, he was a lawyer and spokesperson in the Clinton White House where he and his current business partner Mark Fabiani were called the Masters of Disaster by Newsweek magazine for their part in a "rapid-response" team employed to respond to the increasing number of investigations of the Clinton Administration.[2][3] In 2012, Lehane co-authored a book on damage control titled Masters of Disaster published by Palgrave, MacMillan's academic imprint.[4] He also wrote and produced the film Knife Fight, a political satire acquired by IFC and released in January 2013.[2][5]
From 2015 until 2022, Lehane served as the Head of Global Policy and Public Affairs for home-sharing startup Airbnb. He joined Haun Ventures, a crypto investment firm, in 2022, and is known for his strong support of blockchain technology, and his proposal for a new deal for Web3. [6][7]
- ^ Garofoli, Joe (October 24, 2004). "The Spinner / How Chris Lehane, revered by some and reviled by others, gets the campaign consultant job done". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "Knife Fight (2012)". IMDB. January 28, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ Bizjak, Tony. "Arena effort taps experts in hardball". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lehane, Chris; Fabiani, Mark; Guttentag, Bill (2012). Masters of Disaster: The Ten Commandments of Damage Control. Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 9780230341807. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "IFC Acquires Knife Fight". Deadline Hollywood. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Allen, Ryan Lawler,Mike (January 26, 2022). "Airbnb policy vet joins crypto venture-capital fund". Axios. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Thomas, Owen. "Katie Haun's crypto fund has hired Airbnb's Chris Lehane". Protocol. Retrieved October 20, 2022.