Faisal Gill
| Faisal Gill | |
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| Vermont Democratic Party Chair | |
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In office 2017 – present |
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| Born | 1972 (age 44–45) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | American University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Faisal Gill (Urdu: فیصل گل) is the current Chair of the Vermont Democratic Party. He is a Pakistani-born lawyer, administrator, government advisor, and one-time Democratic candidate for the Vermont State Senate in Chittenden County. In July 2014, it was revealed by Glenn Greenwald through the Edward Snowden leaks that Gill was one of five prominent Muslim United States citizens that were under NSA surveillance.
Faisal Gill was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1972 and emigrated to the United States in 1980. He has a BA and JD from American University in Washington, DC.
After graduation he was a labor and employment attorney at a firm in Washington, DC, and then was Deputy General Counsel for Policy at the Office of Personnel Management. He then received an appointment at the White House Office of Homeland Security and then later at the Homeland Security Council as associate counsel. He also served as principal counsel to the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board under Richard Clarke.
Faisal Gill served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection at the Department of Homeland Security. As such, he was responsible for formulating and coordinating policy for the intelligence directorate. In this capacity, he advised the Under Secretary on policy issues ranging from intelligence policy, infrastructure protection, cyber-security and information sharing initiatives.
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