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Biden’s selected and potential cabinet
members
An overview of President-elect Biden’s announced nominees
and his “shortlist” for various cabinet positions
December 10, 2020
PRODUCER
National Journal Presentation Center
President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks
Vice President State Treasury Defense
Kamala Harris Antony Blinken Janet Yellen Lloyd Austin
Attorney General Interior Agriculture Commerce
TBD TBD Tom Vilsack TBD
Health & Human Housing & Urban
Labor Transportation
Services Development
TBD TBD
Xavier Becerra Marcia Fudge
Homeland
Energy Education Veterans Affairs
Security
TBD TBD Denis McDonough
Alejandro Mayorkas
Cabinet-level officials*
White House White House EPA
CIA Director
Chief of Staff OMB Director Administrator
TBD
Ronald Klain Neera Tanden TBD
US Ambassador
Director of Nat’l US Trade Small Business
to the UN
Intelligence Representative Administrator
Linda Thomas-
Avril Haines Katherine Tai TBD
Greenfield
* The Biden-Harris transition has not yet announced which non-Cabinet officials will be deemed “Cabinet-level”
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Roadmap
▪ Selected staff and cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet-level officials
3
Chief of Staff Ron Klain profile
BIOGRAPHY
A longtime Democratic aide, strategist, and trusted Biden adviser,
Klain is a sought-after voice on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis
• Extensive background in law, politics, and the private sector working as a top
aide to Vice Presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden; now works on the Biden
campaign and as General Counsel and EVP of investment firm Revolution
• Began professional relationship with Biden on the Senate Judiciary
Committee; chief counsel during Biden’s chairmanship from 1989-1992
• As Vice President Gore’s chief of staff, helped his boss navigate Pres.
CHIEF OF STAFF, VP JOE BIDEN Clinton’s impeachment while positioning him to run for president
2009-2011
• Played a central role in overseeing the 2009 stimulus package under then-
CHIEF OF STAFF, VP AL GORE Vice President Biden
1995-1999
• Appointed by President Obama in 2014 to be the WH “Ebola Czar” for his
DATE OF BIRTH crisis-management skills; efforts to contain Ebola considered successful
8/8/1961 (Age: 59)
• In his role with Revolution, Klain has joined CEO Steve Case on road trips to
HOMETOWN promote tech entrepreneurship across the country
Indianapolis, IN
• Advises the Biden campaign’s COVID-19 response as well as private sector
EDUCATION entities through his position at Revolution
Georgetown U., AB, 1983
Harvard Law School, JD, 1987 • In-demand interview subject for his pandemic expertise; has consistently
FAMILY
called for a more unified, aggressive federal COVID-19 response
Wife (Monica Medina); 3 children • Appointed by President-elect Joe Biden to be his White House chief of staff
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Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken profile
BIOGRAPHY
An experienced Democratic foreign policy figure and friend of President-elect
Biden, Blinken is a proponent of multilateralism and a globally-engaged US
• The son of an investor and prominent figure in the New York arts scene, Blinken spent his
early childhood in New York City and moved to Paris at age nine
• Attended Harvard, where he wrote for the school paper; initially worked as a journalist at
the New Republic magazine before going to Columbia Law School
• Spent a year at the State Department before landing on President Clinton’s National
Security Council; advised Clinton on NATO issues
• Developed a close relationship with then-Sen. Joe Biden as the Democratic staff director
for the Foreign Relations Committee, and worked for Biden’s brief presidential campaign
US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE in 2008; joined Biden in the White House after President Obama’s election and influenced
2015-2017
his approach to Middle East policy
DATE OF BIRTH • As Deputy National Security Advisor, Blinken was responsible for convening deputies from
4/16/1962 (Age: 58) different agencies to craft foreign policy, focusing on issues like the rise of ISIS and the
destabilization of Iraq in 2012 and 2013; urged Iraq to accept more counterterrorism
HOMETOWN assistance from the US and defended Obama’s Syria policy in the media
New York, NY
• In 2015, 55 Senators voted to confirm Blinken as Deputy Secretary of State; Blinken
EDUCATION focused on fighting the Islamic State, pivoting US attention and resources to the Pacific,
Harvard U., BA and addressing a growing global refugee crisis
Columbia Law School, JD, 1988 • Since the end of the Obama Administration, Blinken has advised clients on geopolitical
and policy matters as a partner at WestExec Advisors alongside other top Obama alums,
FAMILY
and served as the top foreign policy aide on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign
Wife (Evan Ryan); 2 children
• In interviews in 2020, Blinken indicated that a Biden administration would reemphasize
alliances in Europe and Asia, pay greater attention to developments in the Western
Hemisphere, and focus less on the Middle East than recent administrations
• In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Blinken
to be secretary of state in his administration
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal
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Secretary of Treasury nominee Janet Yellen profile
BIOGRAPHY
Respected economist known for bringing economic success to
organizations under her leadership; Led both the Council on Economic
Advisors and the Federal Reserve is set to lead the Treasury in the Biden
administration
• In her early Career, Yellen lectured at Harvard, the London School of Economics, and
University of California Berkeley; she also served briefly as a researcher at the Fed’s
board of governors
• Yellen and her husband, George Akerlof, were key in developing the labor economics
theory of the New Keynesian school of economic thought, which calls for greater
government intervention in the economy
CHAIR, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD • Meteoric rise through the field of economics began with Yellen’s appointment to the
OF GOVERNORS Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 1994 by President Clinton and her subsequent
2014-2018 nomination to chair Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors in 1997; chosen to be
President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve in 2004 until President Obama
VICE CHAIR, FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS selected her to be Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2010
2010-2013 • Yellen’s 2010 appointment to the Fed along with Sarah Bloom Raskin was noted as a
turning point in monetary policy; Yellen’s leadership solidified a transition into a
DATE OF BIRTH research-based, unemployment-focused economic safeguard that could react to a
08/13/46 (Age: 74) recession without being slowed by congressional gridlock
EDUCATION
• Transitioned to chair of the Federal Reserve in 2014 following a period of slow recovery
Brown U., BA, 1967 after the 2008 housing crisis, and immediately worked to expand monetary stimulus;
Yale U., PhD Economics, 1971 during Yellen’s four years as chair, unemployment fell from 6.7% to 4.1%, and she was
credited for playing a substantial role in restoring the economy
FAMILY
• Following Yellen’s chairmanship, she joined the Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center
Married (George Akerlof); 1 child
on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in 2018
• Commentary during the COVID-19 crisis has mirrored President-elect Joe Biden’s
concerns over recovery in the working class, and will likely make low-income
Americans the number one priority when it comes to economic stimulus
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Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin profile
BIOGRAPHY
A retired four-star General with over 40 years of military service,
General Lloyd Austin would be the first African American Secretary
of Defense
• Served as the 12th Commander of the US Central Command, retiring in
2016
• As Combined Forces Commander, led the design and execution of the
military campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
• As commanding general of the United States Forces – Iraq, Austin
oversaw the transition of US and Coalition military forces and equipment
COMMANDER, US CENTRAL out of Iraq
COMMAND
2013-2016 • Served as Chief of the Joint Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, and Director of the
Joint Staff at the Pentagon
VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, US ARMY
2012-2013
• Became the 200th person to reach the Army’s top rank of four-star general
in 2010
DATE OF BIRTH • Austin was the first African American general officer to command a US
08/08/53 (Age: 67)
Army Division in combat, to lead a Corps in combat, to command an entire
EDUCATION theater of war, to serve as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and to serve as
United States Military Academy, BS Commander of US Central Command
Auburn U., MA
Webster U., MBA • Awards received throughout his career include the Silver Star, two Legions
of Merit, three Distinguished Service Medals, and five Defense
Distinguished Service Medals
• Originally born in Alabama and raised in Georgia, Austin graduated from
West Point before receiving a masters in education and an MBA
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal.
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Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack
profile
BIOGRAPHY
A former two-term governor of Iowa, Vilsack was previously
confirmed unanimously by the Senate to lead the USDA for all eight
years of the Obama-Biden administration
• As Secretary of Agriculture, Vilsack previously oversaw investments in
rural communities, secured improvements to the country’s school meal
system, and led a campaign to increase food safety standards
• Formerly served as chair of the first ever White House House Rural
Council, where he drove financing opportunities to rural businesses and
entrepreneurs
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE • As the governor of Iowa, Vilsack pushed for major infrastructure
2009-2017
investments by implementing a program that spurred the creation of
GOVERNOR OF IOWA popular projects across the state
1999-2007 • Vilsack also helped worked across party lines to create the Grow Iowa
DATE OF BIRTH Values Fund, an initiative to invest in the state’s entrepreneurs
12/13/50 (Age: 69) • Formerly served as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa and as a member of
HOMETOWN
the Iowa State Senate
Pittsburgh, PA
EDUCATION
Hamilton College, BA, 1972
Albany Law School, JD, 1975
FAMILY
Married; 2 children
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee
Xavier Becerra profile
BIOGRAPHY
Former congressman and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus,
Becerra returned to state politics as the Attorney General for California;
maintains a broad scope of legislative priorities including crime, education,
employment, and the environment
• Born to Mexican immigrants in California
• Began his political career in 1986 as an aide to state Senator Art Torres before later
becoming a Deputy Attorney General for CA and a CA state representative
• Rapidly moved into Congress after only one term in the state legislature; served on the
Ways and Means Committee and was the ranking member of the Social Security
Subcommittee
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA
2017-present • Worked with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, where he later became chairman, to
protect benefits for immigrants; pushed for a review of Customs and Border Protection
DATE OF BIRTH practices with the 1993 Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act; fought
1/26/1958 (Age: 62) against making English the official language of the United States
HOMETOWN
• Becerra has continued working for youth engagement in politics; towards the end of his
Sacramento, CA congressional term served as chair of the Democratic Caucus
• Became California’s Attorney General in 2017, replacing then-Senator Kamala Harris; a
EDUCATION staunch critic of the Trump administration’s policies, filing lawsuits to support the DACA
Stanford U., BA, 1980 program and the ACA and suing the Trump administration over its reductions to
Stanford Law School, JD, 1984 methane emissions limits that could increase oil and natural gas production
FAMILY
• As Attorney General, criticized tech companies for management of user data; opened
Married; 3 children an investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices and joined a consortium of AGs who
expressed concerns over contact tracing apps on Google and Apple’s platforms
• Becerra has been an advocate for stronger labor protections; before the passing of
Proposition 22, Becerra sued Uber and Lyft for not complying with Assembly Bill 5,
which would have reclassified their drivers as employees, instead of contractors
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
nominee Marcia Fudge profile
BIOGRAPHY
Native Ohioan and career public servant with three decades of experience
serving the county she grew up in; focused on creating jobs, improving the
education system, and eliminating food insecurity
• Raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an affluent Cleveland suburb; helped her mother
organize for the largest public employee trade union as a child
• Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement; became politically active in high school while
volunteering to help elect Carl Stokes, the first elected Black mayor of a major US city
• Served as national president of her sorority Delta Sigma Theta, where she met fellow
alumna and mentor Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH11); worked as a staffer for
Jones in the county prosecutor’s office and as chief of staff in her congressional office
US REPRESENTATIVE, OH-11 • Elected as the first African American Mayor in Warrensville Heights, Ohio and focused
2016-present on improving the city’s economic prosperity; says she created over 3,000 jobs during
her time in office by reinvesting in the city’s retail district and infrastructure projects
DATE OF BIRTH • When Tubb Jones died suddenly of a brain aneurysm, Fudge was nominated to replace
10/29/52 (Age: 68) her as the Democratic nominee in the general election for her congressional seat; won
EDUCATION
the election and has served since 2008
Ohio State U., BS, 1975 • Committed to funding public education, she introduced legislation to expand Pell Grant
Cleveland State U. Marshall access to high school students enrolled in postsecondary courses, support publicly
College of Law, JD, 1983 funded early education programs, and advance STEM education
• Held a myriad of leadership roles during her decade in Congress, including chair of the
CBC, Agriculture Committee’s Nutrition Subcommittee, House Administration Elections
Subcommittee, and co-chair for the 2020 campaign Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force on
Education; position as chair of the Nutrition Subcommittee has allowed her to defend
benefit programs and advocate for improved access to healthy food in cities
S O U R C E National Journal; Vignette by National Journal.
10Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis
McDonough profile
BIOGRAPHY
A former White House Chief of Staff, Deputy National Security
Advisor, and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council,
McDonough made a point of going into the field to meet directly with
service members in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Served as President Obama’s Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
during his first term and as his White House Chief of Staff during his
second term
• Former chair of the National Security Council’s Deputies Committee,
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF leading a multiagency team to address issues including crisis management
2013-2017 and national security policy making
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY NATIONAL
• Served as Professional Staff Member on the House International Relations
SECURITY ADVISER Committee
2010-2013 • Worked in the Senate, both for Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-
DATE OF BIRTH SD) and for Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO)
12/02/69 (Age: 51)
HOMETOWN
Stillwater, MN
EDUCATION
St. John’s U., BA, 1992
Georgetown U., MS, 1996
FAMILY
Married; 3 children
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal
11Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Alejandro
Mayorkas profile
BIOGRAPHY
With a 30-year career as a law enforcement official and a nationally
recognized lawyer, Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant
nominated to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security
• Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama-Biden
administration from 2013-2016
• Former Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009-
2013
• Former Assistant US Attorney in the Central District of California,
DEPUTY SECRETARY, DHS specializing in the prosecution of white collar crime
2013-2016 • Former partner at O’Melveny & Meyers and current partner at WilmerHale,
specializing in strategic counseling and crisis management
DIRECTOR, US CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION SERVICES • Serves multiple non-profit organizations focused on providing legal
2009-2013 services to the poor, refugee resettlement, and education for
DATE OF BIRTH
underprivileged youth
11/24/1959 (Age: 60) • Originally born in Cuba; was the highest-ranking Cuban American to serve
HOMETOWN
in the Obama-Biden administration
Havana, Cuba
EDUCATION
UC Berkeley, BA, 1981
Loyola Law School, JD, 1985
FAMILY
Married; 3 children
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal
12Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) nominee Neera Tanden profile
BIOGRAPHY
A veteran of the Obama and Clinton administrations, Neera Tanden has
been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first female of color
and South Asian American to head the Office of Management and Budget
• Currently serves as the President and CEO of the Center for American
Progress, a public policy think tank with the stated mission of improving the
lives of all Americans through bold progressive ideas
• Member of the New Jersey Restart and Recovery Commission; a
commission tasked with advising the State of New Jersey on their recovery
from the COVID-19 pandemic
PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR AMERICAN • Served as a senior adviser at the US Department of Health and Human
PROGRESS Services in the first Obama administration, where she focused on health
2011-2020
reform, specifically developing provisions of the Affordable Care Act
SENIOR ADVISOR, US DEPT OF • Former director of domestic policy for the first Obama-Biden presidential
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
campaign
2009-2010
• Former policy director for Hillary Clinton for President from 2007-2008
DATE OF BIRTH • Served as an associate director for domestic policy in President Clinton’s
09/10/1970 (Age: 50)
second administration
EDUCATION
Yale Law School, J.D. 1996
University of California, Los
Angeles, B.A. Economics, 1992
FAMILY
Married (Ben Edwards); 2 children
S O U R C E Biden Transition, Center for American Progress,
13Director of National Intelligence nominee Avril
Haines profile
BIOGRAPHY
A lawyer by training and an expert in treaties and counterterrorism, Haines
brings legal acumen, intelligence experience, and a unique personal
narrative to the top position in the US intelligence community
• Born and raised in Manhattan by a professor and an artist, Haines cared for her ailing
mother as a child and teen; as a young adult, trained as a martial artist in Japan and as
a pilot in the US, and obtained a physics degree from the University of Chicago
• Owned and operated an independent bookstore in Baltimore, where she had initially
planned to pursue a PhD in physics at Johns Hopkins University; became interested in
a legal career after engaging in local community activism
• At Georgetown Law, Haines began to focus on international law; following her
DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISOR
graduation, she worked at the Hague Conference on International Private Law
2015-2017 • In her first role at the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, Haines acquired a
deep expertise in US treaties; worked in Iraq under then-State Department Legal
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CIA Adviser John B. Bellinger III in 2006
2013-2015 • As the deputy chief counsel for the majority on the Foreign Relations Committee,
chaired by then-Sen. Joe Biden, Haines briefed members for hearings on treaties and
DATE OF BIRTH
8/29/1969 (Age: 51) was granted floor privileges for a debate on the Bush admin’s 2007 troop surge in Iraq
• Returned to State to lead the Office of Treaty Affairs
HOMETOWN • Joined the White House as Deputy Assistant and Deputy Counsel for National Security;
New York, NY played a crucial role overhauling the Obama administration’s lethal drone program
EDUCATION
• At the urging of then-CIA director John Brennan, Obama appointed Haines as the
U. of Chicago, BS, 1992 agency’s first female deputy director
Georgetown U., JD, 2001 • Returned to the White House as Deputy National Security Advisor
• After leaving government in 2017, Haines joined with foreign policy figures from
FAMILY previous administrations to sign a court letter in support of a suit against President
Husband (David Davighi) Trump for his executive order banning travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal
14US Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai
profile
BIOGRAPHY
A public servant with deep experience in trade policy, Katherine Tai
would be the first Asian American and first woman of color to serve
as US Trade Representative
• Currently serves as Chief Trade Counsel to the Chairman and Democratic
members of the House Ways and Means Committee
• Previously served in the USTR’s Office of the General Counsel, first as
Associate General Counsel (2007-2011) and then as Chief Counsel for
China Trade Enforcement
CHIEF TRADE COUNSEL, HOUSE • Before entering public service, Tai worked in the international trade
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE departments of various DC law firms
2017-present
• From 1996-1998, Tai lived and worked in Guangzhou, China teaching
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, English at Sun Yat-Sen University as a Yale-China Fellow
USTR • Born in Connecticut, Tai grew up in the Washington, DC area
2007-2014
EDUCATION
Yale U., BA
Harvard Law School, JD
S O U R C E Biden-Harris Transition, National Journal; Vignette by National Journal
15US Ambassador nominee to the United Nations
Linda Thomas-Greenfield profile
BIOGRAPHY
A 35-year veteran of the US Foreign Service who has served on four
continents, retired Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield is returning to
public service
• Served as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs from
2013-2017, where she focused on the development of US policy toward
sub-Saharan Africa
• Served as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human
Resources
ASST. SECRETARY, BUREAU OF • Served in diplomatic positions for the US in Liberia, Switzerland, Pakistan,
AFRICAN AFFAIRS Kenya, The Gambia, Nigeria, and Jamaica
2013-2017
• Served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African
DATE OF BIRTH Affairs from 2006-2008 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of
Unknown Population, Refugees and Migration from 2004-2006
HOMETOWN
• Led the Africa Practice at Albright Stonebridge Group, a strategic
Baker, LA commercial diplomacy firm, since 2017
• Was the inaugural Distinguished Resident Fellow in African Studies at the
EDUCATION
Louisiana State U., BA Institute for the Study of Diplomacy from fall 2017 to spring 2019 before
U. of Wisconsin, MA, 1975 joining as a Senior State Department Fellow in spring 2017
FAMILY
Unknown
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16Roadmap
▪ Selected staff and cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet-level officials
17Secretary of Commerce: possible candidates
Rohit Chopra Susan Helper
• Member of the Federal Trade • Economics professor at Case
Commission Western Reserve University
• Former special adviser to the • Former senior economist on
undersecretary of Education Obama’s Council of Economic
Affairs
Mellody Hobson Terry McAuliffe
• President and co-CEO of Ariel • Former governor of Virginia
Investments • Former chair of the
• Former chairwoman of Democratic National
DreamWorks Animation Committee
Meg Whitman Andrew Yang
• CEO of Quibi • Entrepreneur and former 2020
• Former CEO of eBay and Democratic presidential
Hewlett Packard candidate
• Former Republican candidate • Political commentator, CNN
for governor of California
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 11/17/20 18Secretary of Education: possible candidates
Linda Darling-Hammond Lily Eskelsen García
• Education professor emeritus, • Elementary school teacher
Stanford University • Former president, National
• President and CEO, Learning Education Association
Policy Institute
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05) Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL-27)
• Connecticut congresswoman • Florida congresswoman
• 2016 National Teacher of the • Former president, University
Year of Miami
• Former secretary of Health
and Human Services
Tony Thurmond Randi Weingarten
• California state superintendent • President, American
Federation of Teachers
• Former president, New York
City’s AFT Local 2
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/2/20 19Secretary of Energy: possible candidates (1/2)
Jennifer Granholm Jay Inslee
• Former Democratic governor • Democratic governor of
of Michigan Washington
• CNN contributor • Former Washington
congressman
Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI-09) Arun Majumdar
• Michigan congressman • Engineering professor at
• Former acting director, Michigan Stanford University
Department of Energy, Labor and • Founding director, Advanced
Economic Growth Research Projects Agency –
• Senior adviser, AFL-CIO
Energy
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/2/20 20Secretary of Energy: possible candidates (2/2)
Ernest Moniz Dan Reicher
• President and CEO, Energy • Professor, Stanford University
Futures Initiative • Former head of Obama’s
• Former secretary of Energy Energy Department transition
• Nuclear physicist and team
professor emeritus, MIT
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
• Professor at Georgia Tech
• Former deputy secretary of
Energy
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 11/17/20 21Secretary of Interior: possible candidates (1/2)
Mark Begich Steve Bullock
• Former senator from Alaska • Democratic governor of
Montana
Michael Connor Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-03)
• Former deputy secretary of • Arizona congressman
Interior
• Former counsel, Senate
Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
• Partner, WilmerHale
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM-01) David Hayes
• New Mexico congresswoman • Former deputy secretary of
• Former Democratic state party Interior
chair • Executive director, State
Energy and Environmental
Impact Center at NYU Law
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/2/20 22Secretary of Interior: possible candidates (2/2)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Carol Moseley Braun
• New Mexico senator • Former Illinois senator
• Former New Mexico • Former US ambassador to
congressman New Zealand
• Former state natural
resources trustee
Mark Udall Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
• Former senator from Colorado • New Mexico senator
• Former New Mexico
congressman
• Former New Mexico state
attorney general
Kevin Washburn
• Former Assistant Secretary of
Indian Affairs
• Dean, University of Iowa
College of Law
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/2/20 23Attorney General: possible candidates (1/2)
Stacey Abrams Preet Bharara
• Former member, Georgia • Former chief federal
Legislature prosecutor in Manhattan’s
• Former Democratic candidate Southern District of New York
for governor of Georgia
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Merrick Garland
• New Jersey senator • Former chief judge, US Court
• Former mayor of Newark, NJ of Appeals
• Former principal associate
deputy attorney general
Jeh Johnson
• Former Secretary of
Homeland Security
• Former general counsel at the
Pentagon
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/7/20 24Attorney General: possible candidates (2/2)
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
• Alabama senator • Minnesota senator
• Former US attorney for the • Former Minneapolis
Northern District of Alabama prosecutor
Lisa Monaco Deval Patrick
• Former White House • Former Democratic
homeland security adviser Massachusetts governor
• Former federal prosecutor • Formerly ran the Justice
• Adviser to the Biden campaign Department’s Civil Rights
Division
Tom Perez Sally Yates
• Chair, Democratic National • Partner, King and Spalding
Committee • Former acting attorney
• Former secretary of Labor general and deputy attorney
• Former assistant attorney general
general for civil rights
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/7/20 25Secretary of Labor: possible candidates (1/2)
Sharon Block Seth Harris
• Director, Labor and Worklife • Former deputy Labor
Program at Harvard Law secretary
School • Fellow, Cornell University’s
School of Industrial and Labor
Relations
Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI-09) Sara Nelson
• Michigan congressman • President, Association of
• Former acting director, Michigan Flight Attendants
Department of Energy, Labor and • Former vice president, AFA
Economic Growth • Former communications chair
• Senior adviser, AFL-CIO
of the United section of AFA
Tom Perez
• Chair, Democratic National
Committee
• Former secretary of Labor
• Former assistant attorney
general for civil rights
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 11/17/20 26Secretary of Labor: possible candidates (2/2)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Bill Spriggs
• Vermont senator • Chief economist, AFL-CIO
• Former Vermont congressman • Professor of economics at
• Former mayor of Burlington, Howard University
VT • Former assistant secretary of
labor
Julie Su Marty Walsh
• Secretary, California Labor • Mayor of Boston
and Workforce Development • Former president, Boston
Agency Building Trades
• Former California labor
commissioner
S O U R C E New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, USA Today, Forbes, CNN.
P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 11/17/20 27Secretary of Transportation: possible candidates
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR- Rahm Emanuel
03)
• Former mayor of Chicago
• Oregon congressman • Former chief of staff to
• Former member, Portland City President Barack Obama
Council • Former Illinois congressman
Sarah Feinberg Eric Garcetti
• Interim president, New York City • Democratic mayor of Los Angeles
Transit • Former LA City Council president
• Former administrator, Federal • Retired lieutenant, US Navy
Railroad Administration Reserve
• Former chief of staff at the
Transportation Department
Beth Osborne
• Director, Transportation for
America
• Former acting assistant
secretary and deputy assistant
secretary for transportation
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▪ Selected staff and cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet members
▪ Potential cabinet-level officials
29Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Administrator: possible candidates (1/2)
Daniel Etsy Jay Inslee
• Professor, Yale University • Democratic governor of
• Former commissioner, Washington
Connecticut Department of • Former Washington
Energy and Environmental congressman
Protection
Heather McTeer Toney Mary Nichols
• Senior director, Moms Clean • Chair, California Air Resources
Air Force Board
• Former regional administrator, • Former California Natural
Resources secretary
EPA’s Southeast region • Former Assistant Administrator for
EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
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Administrator: possible candidates (2/2)
Collin O’Mara Richard Revesz
• CEO, National Wildlife • Law professor, NYU
Federation • Former dean of NYU School
• Ran the Delaware Department of Law
of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control
Mustafa Santiago Ali
• Vice president, National
Wildlife Federation
• Former EPA assistant
associate administrator
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P R E S E N T A T I O N C E N T E R 12/2/20 31You can also read
