Douglas Jay Band (born October 28, 1972) is an

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businessman and lawyer. He is a founding partner and former president of

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, a multinational

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advisory firm and investment bank. Previously he was Deputy Assistant to President

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in the

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"Alumni CLASnotes Spring 2008 - Doug Band Spotlight"
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, Alumni CLASnotes, written by Buffy Lockette'' later counselor to President Bill Clinton. Band was the "key architect" of the Clinton post-presidency and he created the

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(CGI). Band later worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation, and Band also traveled to

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to orchestrate the release of two Americans and to

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to help secure the release of American Alan Gross. Additionally, he served as a member of

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's International Advisory Committee and since 2010 has served as an associate adjunct professor at

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, teaching a class on public service.

Early life and education

Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band. A native of

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, Band earned a

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from the

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with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. He was a member of

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fraternity. While working in the White House for six years, he earned a master's degree in liberal arts from

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's graduate school and a

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degree from

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, attending both programs in the evening while working full time in the White House.

Career

Service in the Clinton Presidency

Band began working in the

in 1995 during the Clinton Presidency as an unpaid intern in the

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's Office. Band then served on the White House Counsel's office staff for four years, eventually becoming a special assistant to the president, and then one of the youngest deputy assistants ever to serve a president. Band then served as the President's aide, traveling to nearly 125 countries and over 2,000 cities.

Post-presidential career

Band served as counselor and chief advisor to former President Clinton until 2012. He was "the key architect of Clinton's post-presidency."Alisson Clark
"Doug Band: The Gator Behind Bill Clinton"
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'', February 4, 2009. During Clinton's post-presidency, Band helped setup and advised President Clinton's personal office and the Clinton Global Initiative and advised the William J. Clinton Foundation in its formative years. He created and built the Clinton Global Initiative. According to figures released by the Clinton Foundation, CGI raised $69 billion for 2,100 philanthropic projects around the world. Clinton has credited Band with CGI: "Doug had the idea to do this," also stating that he was "very grateful for the role that

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played when we started out." Band negotiated with the

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to appoint then-Senator

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to become Secretary of State.Monica Langley
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'', November 19, 2008, pp. A01. Band also traveled with former President Clinton to North Korea to orchestrate the release of American journalists

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and

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from captivity on August 4, 2009. According to emails from 2009 and 2011 published by Wikileaks Band wrote a memo accusing Bill Clinton,

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, and her husband Marc Mezvinsky of conflicts of interest, with the latter raising money for his hedge fund from Clinton foundation donors and friends. In 2011, Chelsea Clinton accused Band of having conflicts of interest between his work at the Clinton Foundation and Teneo Consulting. According to ''

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'', the dispute eventually "degenerated" into a "dust-up" between Doug Band and Chelsea Clinton. Band resigned from working for the Clintons in 2012. Band served on the Coca-Cola Company International Advisory Board and on the Vote Vets advisory board. He is on the

Board of Regents and the board of

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, and is a trustee at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, and on the boards of New York City Football Club, Students First, and the

Foundation. Band was a member of the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its failed effort to bring the

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to the United States in 2018 or 2022, through

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. Since 2010 Band has taught a class on The Intersection of Politics and Public Service at

Wagner as an adjunct associate professor. Band retired from Teneo in December 2020. Band appeared multiple times on the Jeffrey Epstein flight logs in the early 2000s along with former President

and members of the secret service.

Personal life

Band and his wife Lily Rafii live in

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and have three children. Bill Clinton gave a toast at Band's wedding.

References

External links

Doug Band at TeneoDoug Band Official Website
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