Tina Tchen

Tina Tchen
Tchen in 2009
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded bySusan Sher
Succeeded byLindsay Reynolds
Director of the Office of Public Engagement
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJulie E. Cram (Public Liaison)
Succeeded byJon Carson
Personal details
Born (1956-01-25) January 25, 1956 (age 68)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLarry Pressl (Divorced)[1]
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Northwestern University (JD)

Christina M. "Tina" Tchen (born January 25, 1956) is an American lawyer and a former official in the President Barack Obama Administration. She was CEO of Time's Up from 2019 to 2021, when she resigned following allegations that she provided legal aid to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo when sexual harassment allegations were made public. [2] Her work centers on issues related to gender inequity, sexual harassment, and lack of diversity in the workplace.[3]

  1. ^ Skiba, Katherine (January 6, 2011). "Michelle Obama's New Chief of Staff 'Energetic' and 'Driven'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Time's Up CEO Resigns Over Cuomo Fallout". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ "Tina Tchen". Buckley LLP. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2019-10-24.