Bruce Reed (political operative)
Bruce Reed | |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | |
Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Chief of Staff | Ron Klain Jeff Zients |
Preceded by | Chris Liddell |
Chief of Staff to the Vice President | |
In office January 14, 2011 – December 1, 2013 | |
Vice President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Ron Klain |
Succeeded by | Steve Ricchetti |
14th Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
In office December 20, 1996 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Carol Rasco |
Succeeded by | John Bridgeland |
Personal details | |
Born | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | March 16, 1960
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Mary Lou Reed (mother) |
Education | Princeton University (AB) Lincoln College, Oxford (MPhil) |
Bruce Reed (born March 16, 1960) is an American political advisor and non-profit administrator who was the president of the
Early life and education
Reed was born in
Career
Reed served as chief speechwriter for
In 2006, Reed published his book The Plan: Big Ideas for America, co-written by Rahm Emanuel. A review of the book in Foreign Affairs notes "the most important big idea in the book is that Democrats should stop defending the New Deal and instead concentrate on recasting it for a more mobile society."[9]
Reed is the author of the taunt, "change you can Xerox," from the
In the spring of 2010, Reed took a leave of absence from the DLC to become executive director and president of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a commission tasked with balancing the national budget during the Great Recession.[11]
On January 14, 2011, he was named Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden, succeeding Ron Klain.[12] In November 2013, it was announced that he would step down as chief of staff to become president of the Broad Foundation.[13]
During the 2020 United States presidential election, Reed worked as a technology policy advisor on Biden's presidential campaign.[14]
Shortly after Biden's victory, Reed was reportedly under consideration to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Selected works
- ISBN 978-1-58648-412-5.
References
- ^ Plummer, Mary (November 13, 2013). "Broad Foundation names Bruce Reed – Vice-President Joe Biden's chief of staff – its new president". KPCC. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ Cassella, Megan (December 22, 2020). "Biden announces 6 senior White House staff picks, including Bruce Reed". Politico. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Oliveria, D.F. (January 18, 2017). "Profile: Bruce Reed's head is in DC, heart in Lake City". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Donovan-Smith, Orion (December 29, 2020). "Biden taps longtime adviser and Coeur d'Alene native Bruce Reed as deputy chief of staff". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Reed, Bruce Nelson (1982). Dickens, Decency, and Discontent: George Orwell and the Literature of Generous Anger (senior thesis). Princeton University.
- National Archives.
- National Archives.
- ^ Carney, James; Tumulty, Karen (October 30, 2000). "How They Run The Show". CNN. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Peter; Kornblut, Anne E. (March 5, 2008). "Even in Victory, Clinton Team Is Battling Itself". The Washington Post. pp. A01.
- ^ Eggan, Dan (November 10, 2010). "Many deficit commission staffers paid by outside groups". The Washington Post.
- ^ VP Biden Names Bruce Reed as New Chief of Staff Jake Tapper, The Washington Post, January 14, 2011
- National Archives.
- ^ Feiner, Lauren (December 2, 2020). "Biden tech advisor: Hold social media companies accountable for what their users post". CNBC. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Kuttner, Robert (November 19, 2020). "Will Biden Name a Deficit Hawk to Head OMB?". The American Prospect. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kapur, Sahil (November 24, 2020). "Biden's 'balancing act' with early personnel picks shows how he'll govern". NBC News. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Hans (December 22, 2020). "Joe Biden finally announces White House spot for longtime aide Bruce Reed". Axios. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Bruce Reed on Charlie Rose
- FiscalCommission.gov
- Profile at the Democratic Leadership Council
- Video interview/discussion with Reed and Mickey Kaus on Bloggingheads.tv, April 10, 2006