Neera Tanden

Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and lawyer. She was president of the Center for American Progress from 2003 to 2021. During the Barack Obama presidency, Tanden helped create the Affordable Care Act. In May 2021, she became a Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden.

On November 29, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Tanden as the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. However, after Democrats and Republicans criticized her nomination, she withdrew her nomination as OMB director on March 3, 2021. Two months later, she became senior advisor to Biden. 

She was named White House staff secretary in October 2021.

It was announced on May 5, 2023, that Tanden would replace outgoing Susan Rice as Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.

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