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Basic Info edit
Types Person, Elected Representative, Political Candidate
Legal Name Barack Hussein Obama
Date of Birth Aug 4 '61
Gender Male

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Analyst-created lists of people and orgs
GQ - Most Powerful People in DC [#20]
Obama Administration Officials
The Most Powerful People in Modern Healthcare, 2008 [#5]
All members of Congress since 1981
Attendees of Ted Kennedy's funeral
State Dinner Guest List, January 2011
Obama Situation Room

Notes see all
Analyst notes about Barack Obama
Matthew  "The Interior Department too often has been seen as an appendage of commercial interests as opposed to a place where the values and interests of the American people are served ... what I want to put an end to is an Interior Department that sees its job as simply sitting back waiting for whoever has most access in Washington to extract what they want ... that's going to change under Ken Salazar."

- Barack Obama, 12/17/2008
about 1 year ago
JZuk  White House releases details of recent visits by health industry executives - http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/42329

Details President Obama's visits with Billy Tauzin, William Weldon, Karen Ignagni, and others.
over 2 years ago
Matthew  Hillary Clinton reportedly met reportedly met Barack Obama at Goldman director and former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson's home to discuss conceding the Democratic primary http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/06/0...
over 2 years ago
Matthew  Barack Obama met Caroline Kennedy in Richard C Perry's home money.cnn.com/2008/10/07/magazines/fortune/vickers_perry.fortune/
over 2 years ago

The 44th President of the United States, he was sworn into office on January 20, 2009; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961; obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii; continued... more »

Relationships Interlocks Giving
Family
Michelle Obama   First Lady
  • wife ('92→)
    • Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo   Barack Obama's half brother
  • half brother
    • Ann Dunham   Barack's mom
  • mother
    • Barack Obama, Sr.   President Obama's Kenyan father
  • father (Aug 4 '61→)
    • Maya Soetoro-Ng   President Obama's half sister
  • half sister
    • Stanley Armour Dunham   Barack Obama's maternal grandfather
  • grandfather
    • Madelyn Dunham   President Obama's grandmother
  • grandmother
    • Lolo Soetoro   An Indonesian business executive
  • stepfather ('65→)
    • Friends & Colleagues
    Valerie Jarrett   Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for...
  • close friend
    • John W Rogers Jr   Mutual fund manager and friend of President Obama
  • personal friend
    • James Whitaker   A Chicago doctor
  • close friend
    • Martin Nesbitt   Chicago real estate executive
  • close friend *
    • Michael Froman   Obama adviser and former assistant to Robert Rubin
  • close friend
    • Robert Wolf   Chief player at UBS Investment Bank and member of Obama's Economic...
  • golfing buddy
    • Rhonda R Cohen
  • friend
    • David L Cohen
  • friend
    • Kenneth Mack   Harvard law school professor
  • college friend
    • Professional Associates
    Jamie Dimon   Chairman & CEO of JPMorganChase
  • acquaintance
    • Lloyd C Blankfein   Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs
  • acquaintance
    • Michael L Baron   Barack Obama's thesis adviser at Columbia
  • thesis adviser (?→'83)
    • Government Positions
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    European Affairs Subcommittee
  • Member   [ +1 ]
    • Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  • Member
    • Children and Families Subcommittee
  • Member
    • International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection Subcommittee
  • Member
    • Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  • Member
    • African Affairs Subcommittee
  • Member
    • East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
  • Member
    • Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee
  • Member
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  • Member
    • US Senate
  • Senator ('05→'08)
    • Office/Staff
    Pete Rouse   Obama Senior Advisor
  • Senate Chief of Staff (past)
    • Jim Messina   Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff (Appointed 11-16-08)
  • Deputy Chief of Staff
    • Alyssa Mastromonaco   Deputy Assistant to the President for Scheduling, Advance ...
  • Director of Scheduling and Advance for Senator Obama ('05→'08)
    • Michael Strautmanis   Chief of staff to the Assistant to the President for...
  • Chief Counsel & Deputy Chief of Staff (Senator Obama) ('05→'08)
    • Margaret L Buford   Adviser to Sens. Obama and Biden
  • Adviser ('07→'08)
    • Other Positions & Memberships
    Democratic Party
  • Member
    • Obama for America
  • candidate
    • University of Chicago Law School
  • Lecturer on Constitutional Law ('92→'96)
    • Harvard Law Review
  • President (past)
    • Chicago Annenberg Challenge
  • Member (past)
    • Developing Communities Project
  • Organizer (past)
    • Education
    Columbia University
  • Undergraduate (?→'83) ⋅ BA
    • Harvard Law School
  • Graduate (?→'91) ⋅ JD
    • Services/Transactions
    Robert B Barnett   Partner at WIlliams & Connolly; negotiated book deals for Obama,...
  • book deal negotiator
    • Michael J Kasper   Prominent Chicago attorney
  • attorney
    • Political Fundraising Committees
    Obama for Illinois Inc
  • Authorized Campaign Committee
    • Obama for America
  • Principal Campaign Committee
    • Obama Victory Fund
  • Other Campaign Committee
    • Obama 2010 Inc
  • Principal Campaign Committee
    • Illinois Senate 2004
  • Other Campaign Committee
    • Obama for Congress 2000
  • Principal Campaign Committee
    • Donors
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    John D Rockefeller IV   US Senator from West Virginia
  • 9 contributions ⋅ $120300 ('04→'08)
    • David A Jones Jr   Former Chairman of the Board of Humana; son Humana's founder
  • 26 contributions ⋅ $76600 ('04→'08)
    • Arthur Reimers   New Mountain Capital
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $70800 ('08)
    • David Rose   Rose Tech Ventures
  • 6 contributions ⋅ $66950 ('08)
    • Jeffrey W Ubben
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $61600 ('08)
    • Howard S Marks
  • 3 contributions ⋅ $61600 ('08)
    • Robert M Levy
  • 8 contributions ⋅ $61600 ('07→'08)
    • Herb Alpert
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $59300 ('08)
    • Michelle L Collins
  • 16 contributions ⋅ $50900 ('00→'08)
    • Penny Pritzker   Chair, Classic Residence by Hyatt
  • 10 contributions ⋅ $50300 ('99→'08)
    • Donation/Grant Recipients
    Hillary Clinton   Secretary of State
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2300 ('08)
    • Patty Wetterling
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('04)
    • Alice J Palmer
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $500 ('95)
    • Carol Moseley Braun   Former US Senator from Illinois
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $250 ('98)