FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2020
Biden-Harris Transition Team Announces Members of Agency Review Teams
Formation of Agency Review Teams Among the First Steps to Building a Successful Administration
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Transition announced key members of the agency review teams (ARTs), which are responsible for evaluating the operations of the federal agencies so that the incoming Biden-Harris administration is prepared to lead our country on Day One. The ARTs are composed of highly experienced and talented professionals with deep backgrounds in key policy areas across the federal government. The teams possess a diversity of perspectives critical to addressing America’s most urgent and complex challenges.
“Our nation is grappling with a pandemic, an economic crisis, urgent calls for racial justice, and the existential threat of climate change. We must be prepared for a seamless transfer of knowledge to the incoming administration to protect our interests at home and abroad. The agency review process will help lay the foundation for meeting these challenges on Day One,” said Senator Ted Kaufman, Co-Chair, Biden-Harris Transition. “The work of the agency review teams is critical for protecting national security, addressing the ongoing public health crisis, and demonstrating that America remains the beacon of democracy for the world.”
The transition’s work continues full steam ahead. The agency review teams will proceed by meeting with former agency officials and experts who closely follow federal agencies, and with officials from think tanks, labor groups, trade associations, and other NGOs. Further, many of the ART members have had long careers in the federal agencies they will now help prepare for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.
Once the GSA Administrator ascertains the results of the election, the ART members will work directly with staff in federal agencies to ensure that the incoming Biden-Harris administration is able to effectively achieve the policy goals of the President and Vice President-elect.
Finally, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are proud to have one of the most diverse agency review teams in presidential transition history. Of the hundreds of ART members to be announced, more than half are women, and approximately 40 percent represent communities historically underrepresented in the federal government, including people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities. The President-elect and Vice President-elect are committed to building an administration that looks like America.
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The Department of Health and Human Services team will also review the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
| Name | Most Recent Employment | Source of Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Team Lead | Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP | Volunteer |
| Robert Gordon, Team Lead | State of Michigan, Department of Health & Human Services | Volunteer |
| Kathryn Alvarez | The Aspen Institute | Volunteer |
| John Auerbach | Trust for America’s Health | Volunteer |
| Lisa Barclay | Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP | Volunteer |
| Jonathan Blum | Health Management Associates | Volunteer |
| Lu Borio | In-Q-Tel | Volunteer |
| Perrie Briskin | University of California, Berkeley | Volunteer |
| Ken Choe | Hogan Lovells, LLP | Volunteer |
| Henry Claypool | Self-employed | Volunteer |
| Jose Cordero | University of Georgia | Volunteer |
| Sarah Despres | Pew Charitable Trusts | Volunteer |
| Eliot Fishman | Families USA | Volunteer |
| Cristal Gary | AMITA Health | Volunteer |
| Mina Hsiang | Devoted Health | Volunteer |
| Tom Inglesby | Johns Hopkins University | Volunteer |
| David C. Kaslow | PATH | Volunteer |
| Natalie Kates | Alloy | Volunteer |
| Jeremy Konyndyk | Center for Global Development | Volunteer |
| Anna Martinez | State of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families, Division on Women | Volunteer |
| Sarah Nolan | Service Employees International Union | Volunteer |
| Yngvild Olsen | Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc. | Volunteer |
| Edwin Park | Georgetown University | Volunteer |
| Sharon Parrott | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Volunteer |
| Chuck Peck | Guidehouse, Inc. | Volunteer |
| Anne Reid | Co-Equal | Volunteer |
Geoff Roth |
Self-employed | Volunteer |
| Meena Seshamani | MedStar Health | Volunteer |
| Cyrus Shahpar | Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies | Volunteer |
| Mary Wakefield | University of Texas at Austin | Volunteer |
The Department of the Interior team will also review the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Commission on Fine Arts, the Denali Commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.
| Name | Most Recent Employment | Source of Funding |
|---|---|---|
Kevin Washburn, Team Lead |
University of Iowa | Volunteer |
Bob Anderson |
Harvard Law School | Volunteer |
| Bret Birdsong | The Nevada System of Higher Education | Volunteer |
| Shannon Estenoz | The Everglades Foundation | Volunteer |
| Chris Goranson | Carnegie Mellon University, The Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy | Volunteer |
Janie Hipp |
Native American Agriculture Fund | Volunteer |
| Kate Kelly | Center for American Progress | Volunteer |
| Elizabeth Klein | New York University, School of Law, State Energy & Environmental Impact Center | Volunteer |
| Amanda Leiter | American University, Washington College of Law | Volunteer |
| Molly McUsic | Wyss Foundation | Volunteer |
| Maggie Thomas | Evergreen Action | Volunteer |
| Tanya Trujillo | Colorado River Sustainability Campaign | Volunteer |
| Name | Most Recent Employment | Source of Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Swain, Team Lead | Harvard University | Volunteer |
| Xavier Briggs | New York University | Volunteer |
| Liyan David Chang | Devoted Health | Volunteer |
| Michele Chang | Markle Foundation | Volunteer |
| Michael Chodos | Medsphere Systems Corporation | Volunteer |
| Isabel Guzman | State of California, Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development | Volunteer |
| Bibi Hidalgo | Future Partners LLC | Volunteer |
| David Hinson | Ategra Capital Management | Volunteer |
Chris James |
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development | Volunteer |
| Clifton Kellogg | C-PACE Alliance | Volunteer |
| Ellen Kim | Roti Modern Mediterranean | Volunteer |
| Arthur Plews | Stripe | Volunteer |
| Michael Roth | Next Street | Volunteer |
| Meredith Shaffer | Public Private Strategies | Volunteer |
| Jorge Silva-Puras | Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan | Volunteer |