K. Sabeel Rahman is an American legal scholar, author, and policy advisor who currently serves as Senior Counselor in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the

Biden administration Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Biden, a Democrat from Delaware who previously served as vice president under Barack Obama, took office following his victory ...

. He joined the Biden Administration from Demos, a

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

he served as president of from 2018 to 2021.

Education

Rahman studied at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

, where he received his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

(B.A.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), and

Ph.D A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

degree in political theory. Additionally, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where he studied both law and economic development.

Career

During his career, he has held fellowships at both New America and the

Roosevelt Institute The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank. According to the organization, it exists "to carry forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of re ...

, and notably served as co-chair of the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project. Rahman once served as an analyst within OIRA during the Obama Administration, and would return to the office as a Senior Counselor under President Joe Biden. In

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

, he served as a special advisor for economic development from 2014 to 2015 and has also served on the city's Rent Guidelines Board. Rahman served as an associate professor of law at

Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brookly ...

from 2015 to 2019, and is currently on leave from the institution. The bulk of Rahman's work has focused on

regulatory Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...

and administrative law, taking a neorepublican perspective on power and

participatory democracy Participatory democracy, participant democracy or participative democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected repr ...

inspired by the work of John Dewey and Louis Brandeis.Shenk, Timothy. (November 30th, 2016). Booked: The End of Managerial Liberalism, with K. Sabeel Rahman. Dissent Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/booked-end-managerial-liberalism-k-sabeel-rahman. Accessed on March 2nd, 2021.

Bibliography

*Rahman, K. Sabeel. (2016). ''Democracy Against Domination''. Oxford University Press. *Rahman, K. Sabeel and Russon Gillman, Holly. (2019). ''Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis''. Cambridge University Press. *Michael Hardt, Bonnie Honig, Elaine Kamarck, K. Sabeel Rahman, Tracey Meares, Marshall Steinbaum. (2019). ''The President's House Is Empty: Losing and Gaining Public Goods''. MIT Press.

References

External links

K. Sabeel Rahman Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, K. Sabeel 1983 births American people of Bangladeshi descent American Rhodes Scholars Biden administration personnel Harvard Law School alumni Living people