Doug Band
| Doug Band | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Douglas Jay Band October 28, 1972 |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Florida Georgetown University Law Center |
| Occupation | President, Teneo Lawyer adjunct associate professor (New York University)/Wagner |
| Known for | Former advisor to President Bill Clinton |
| Home town | Sarasota, Florida |
| Board member of |
Coca-Cola's International Advisory Committee, former member; Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, former member. |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Rafii |
Douglas Jay Band (born 28 October 1972) is an American businessman and lawyer. He is a founding partner and president of Teneo, a global consulting firm. Previously he was personal assistant and counselor to President Bill Clinton and he assisted in creating the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Band later worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation.
Among his other roles outside of government, he formerly served as a member of Coca-Cola's International Advisory Committee and from 2014 to 2015 served as an associate adjunct professor at New York University., offering his insights to a class on the intersection of politics and public policy.
Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band. A native of Sarasota, Florida, Band earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He later attended Georgetown University's graduate school at night to earn a master's degree in liberal arts and then he earned a law degree at night from Georgetown University Law Center.
Band began working in the White House in 1995 during the Clinton Presidency as an unpaid intern in the White House Counsel's Office. Band served in the White House Counsel's office for four years, eventually becoming a special assistant to the President, one of the youngest deputy assistants ever to serve as the President's aide. As the President's aide, Band was part of the White House traveling staff to nearly 100 countries and over 2,000 cities.
Band served as counselor and chief advisor to former President Clinton until 2013. He was once described in a Gainesville, Florida, newspaper feature article as "the key architect of Clinton's post-presidency." During Clinton's post-presidency, Band oversaw employees of both the William J. Clinton Foundation and the former President's personal office. He assisted in creating and building the Clinton Global Initiative. According to figures released by the Clinton Foundation, CGI raised $69 billion for 2,100 philanthropic projects around the world. Clinton has credited Band with suggesting the formation of CGI: "Doug had the idea to do this."
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