John Podesta

former chief of staff to Clinton and advisor to Obama; chairman of Clinton 2016 campaign

Chairman of the Obama-Biden Transition team, Podesta has in recent years also has been President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington that the New York Times dubbed as having been established to be the (Hillary) Clinton Administration in waiting. He is also currently a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center (a position he also held previously from 1995 to 1997) where he has taught courses on technology policy, congressional investigations, legislation, copyright and public interest law.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Michelle Ballantyne Podesta Group lobbyist

• Special counselor ('99→'01)

Business Positions

Podesta Group Inc Lobby firm, dubbed “a king of K Street” by POLITICO

• Lobbyist

Board Memberships

Center for American Progress Democratic insider think tank started by former Clinton administration official John Podesta

• Chairman [+1]

• Board Member

Energy Future Coalition UN Foundation sister organization for energy alternatives

• Steering Committee Member

CAP Action Grant making arm of the think tank Center for American Progress

• Board Member

Climate Power

• Board Member

Joule CO2 to fuels conversion technology firm

• Board Member

Truman National Security Project Post 9/11 Coordinating Group Advocating Tough Security Solutions

• Advisor

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

• Advisor (Aug '13→?)

The Century Foundation Think tank, nonprofit public policy research institution

• Board Member

Obama-Biden Transition Project Organization supporting the Obama presidential transition

• Co-Chair (Nov 7 '08→?)

ClimateWorks Foundation Influential climate-focused philanthropic foundation funded by the likes of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, with heavy presence in geoenegineering funding

• Board Member

Positions

Hillary for America Hillary Clinton's 2016 POTUS Campaign Committee

• Chairman (Apr 13 '15→?)

Clinton-Kaine Transition Project Hillary Clinton transition team

• President

Alliance for Securing Democracy non-partisan transatlantic national security advocacy group

• Advisor

Joule Unlimited

• board membee (Jan '11→?)

Center for American Progress Democratic insider think tank started by former Clinton administration official John Podesta

• Position [+1]

• President & CEO ('03→'12)

Center For A New American Security Inc. Washington DC Think tank --source for several midlevel members of Obama National Security Team

• Director

Georgetown University Law Center One of the professional graduate schools of Georgetown University

• Visiting Professor

In the office of

Tom Daschle Lobbyist. Former US Representative & Senator from South Dakota

• Counselor ('95→'96)

Government Positions

White House Office Includes multiple levels of presidential advisory boards and advisors

• climate envoy ('24→?) [+2]

• Counselor to the President for climate and energy (Dec 1 '13→?)

• Chief of Staff ('98→'01)

Senate Judiciary Committee

• Counsel ('79→'81)

ACTION a United States government agency described as, "the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency", merged into Corporation for National and Community Service

• Special Assistant to the Director ('78→'79)

US Department of Justice Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency

• Trial Attorney ('76→'77)*

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Patrick Leahy US Senator from Vermont

• 10 contributions · 5,607 USD ('89→'10)

Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 3 contributions · 4,300 USD ('00→'07)

Harry Reid Late US Senator and Representative from Nevada

• 3 contributions · 3,000 USD ('03→'10)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 5 contributions · 2,500 USD ('89→'07)

Judith Feder Professor of public policy,Georgetown University Public Policy Institute

• 5 contributions · 2,500 USD ('06→'08)

Bill Clinton 42nd US president

• 3 contributions · 2,500 USD ('92→'96)

Erskine B Bowles Clinton's chief of staff from 1996-1998; investor; deficit hawk

• 3 contributions · 2,500 USD ('02→'04)

Ted Kennedy Former US Senator from Massachusetts

• 3 contributions · 2,315 USD ('92→'05)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('04→'12)

Dick Gephardt Former House Minority Leader (D, MO)

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('02→'03)

Memberships

Transition Integrity Project Bi-partisan group exploring 2020 post-election scenarios

• Member

Trilateral Commission International political and economic discussion group

• Member

Family

Mary S Podesta Washington DC lawyer ; wife of John Podesta

• wife

Heather Podesta Lawyer and Lobbyist

• sister-in-law

Tony Podesta Lobbyist and CEO of Lobby group Podesta Group and Former Counsel for Ted Kennedy

• brother

Services & Transactions

Wyss Foundation Held assets of more than $2 billion at the end of 2019

• client · 87,000 USD ('13→?)

Robert Mook Campaign manager for Hillary for America

• Leaked email

Memex DARPA Program

• Endorsed by

Neera Tanden Biden White House staff secretary; former president, Center for American Progress

• Service/Transaction

ThinkProgress former blog of Center for American Progress

• Service/Transaction

Daniel J Jones Disinformation expert; Senate investigator and CIA Torture Report author

• Service/Transaction

Schools

Georgetown University Law Center One of the professional graduate schools of Georgetown University

• JD

Knox College Small school in Galesburg, IL

• Bachelor's Degree (?→'71)