Tina Tchen

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Tina Tchen
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded bySusan Sher
Succeeded byLindsay Reynolds
Director of the Office of Public Engagement
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJulie E. Cram (Public Liaison)
Succeeded byJon Carson
Personal details
Born (1956-01-25) January 25, 1956 (age 68)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLarry Pressl (Divorced)[1]
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Northwestern University (JD)

Christina M. "Tina" Tchen (born January 25, 1956) is an American

gender inequity, sexual harassment, and lack of diversity in the workplace.[3]

Early life and education

Tchen was born in

Northwestern University School of Law
.

Career

Tchen worked for several years[

federal courts.[8][5][9] In 1992, she argued on behalf of the State of Illinois in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Artist M. v. Suter, which helped reform the state's foster care program by closing a loophole.[5][10][11]

During President Obama's campaign in 2008, Tchen was one of his biggest fundraisers, raising $200,000.

White House Office of Public Engagement, previously known as the Office of Public Liaison.[9][12] From 2011 until 2017, she served as Assistant to President Barack Obama; Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama; and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls.[13][9][14]

In 2017, she became a partner in the law firm

Buckley Sander where she led the workplace culture practice and was head of the firm's Chicago office.[15][16][4] In 2018, she was one of the co-founders of Time's Up and led its legal defense fund that connected victims of sexual harassment with lawyers.[17] The fund has raised more than $24 million by 2019 and has connected more than 3,600 workers in various industries to legal support for sexual harassment cases.[18]

In March 2019, Tchen was hired as an adviser to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) "workplace culture" after allegations of sexual and racial harassment led to the firing of the SPLC's co-founder and resignation of its president.[19][16] Also that year, she was named chair of the Recording Academy's new task force for inclusion and diversity following Neil Portnow and Ken Ehrlich's disparaging comments about women in the music industry.[20]

On October 7, 2019, Tchen was appointed chief executive officer of Time's Up.[16] Tchen's leadership has come under scrutiny amid revelations of assisting prominent Democratic politicians Andrew Cuomo and Joe Biden about the response to women who were publicly accusing them of sexual misconduct.[21] She resigned on August 26, 2021, in the wake of Cuomo's resignation when it was revealed Tchen worked with the governor to discredit his first accuser.[22]

Awards and recognition

  • Chicago Lawyer "Person of the Year", 1994[23]
  • "Women of Achievement" award from the Anti-Defamation League, 1996[23]
  • Leadership Award from the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, 1999[23]
  • American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, 2018[4]

Boards and commissions

References

  1. ^ a b Skiba, Katherine (January 6, 2011). "Michelle Obama's New Chief of Staff 'Energetic' and 'Driven'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Time's Up CEO Resigns Over Cuomo Fallout". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ "Tina Tchen". Buckley LLP. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. ^ a b c "Chicago lawyer Tina M. Tchen to receive ABA Margaret Brent Award". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  5. ^ a b c d Who Runs Gov. "Profiles: Christina M. Tchen" Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, WhoRunsGov.com, accessed August 2, 2009.
  6. ^ "Peter Tchen 22 Mar 1956". The Newark Advocate. 22 March 1956. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Beachwood High alumna to head White House Office of Public Liaison". 21 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Christina M. Tchen". Washington Post. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  9. ^ a b c "Tina Tchen to Join Office of the First Lady as Chief of Staff". Washington, DC: The White House Office of the First Lady. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  10. ^ "Christina M Tchen - Skadden, Arps". 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  11. ^ "Suter v. Artist M." Oyez. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  12. ^ "Engagement, Women, Health Care, and Yarn". Washington, DC: The White House Office of Public Engagement. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  13. ^ "Tina Tchen to become Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff". Washington, DC: Asian American Action Fund. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  14. ^ "Council on Women and Girls: Leadership". Washington, DC: The White House Council on Women and Girls. 2009-10-01. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  15. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  16. ^ a b c Zraick, Karen (October 7, 2019). "Tina Tchen, Ex-Obama Aide Will Take Over Time's Up". The New York Times.
  17. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  18. ^ "Tina Tchen will become president and chief executive of Time's Up". CNBC. 7 October 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  19. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  20. ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (6 March 2018). "Time's Up Leader Tina Tchen To Head Recording Academy's Diversity Task Force". NPR. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  21. ^ Kantor, Jodi; Sundaram, Arya; Ryzik, Melena; Buckley, Cara (21 August 2021). "Turmoil Was Brewing at Time's up Long Before Cuomo". The New York Times.
  22. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  23. ^ a b c lcrenshaw (2015-02-23). "Tina Tchen". U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  24. ^ "Christina M. Tchen". Washington, DC: The White House Office of Public Engagement. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

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Political offices
Preceded byas Director of the Office of Public Liaison Director of the Office of Public Engagement
2009–2011
Served alongside: Valerie Jarrett (Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs)
Succeeded by
† Remained from previous administration.