President-Elect Biden Announces 27-Member Agency Review Team For Department Of The Treasury
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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.
Agency review teams are responsible for understanding the operations of each agency, ensuring a smooth transfer of power, and preparing for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and their cabinet to hit the ground running on Day One. These teams are composed of highly experienced and talented professionals with deep backgrounds in crucial policy areas across the federal government. The teams have been crafted to ensure they not only reflect the values and priorities of the incoming administration, but reflect the diversity of perspectives crucial for addressing America’s most urgent and complex challenges.
The Presidential Transition Act requires presidential transitions to disclose the “most recent employment” and “sources of funding” for all agency review team members. The Transition Team has three types of agency review team members:
Volunteers: Individuals who are volunteering for the Transition in their personal capacity. For these team members, their current or most recent employer is listed (for informational purposes only), and their source of funding is listed as “Volunteer.”
Full-Time Transition Employees: Individuals who are full-time paid Transition employees, funded by the Transition entity itself (PT Fund, Inc.). For these team members, their most recent employer prior to joining the Transition is listed (for informational purposes only), and their source of funding is listed as “Transition — PT Fund, Inc.”
Detailees: Individuals on detail who will be funded through an appropriation administered by the General Services Administration. For these team members, their current employer is listed, and their source of funding is listed as “Transition — Appropriation.”
Department of the Treasury
Name
Most Recent Employment
Source of Funding
Don Graves, Team Lead
KeyBank
Transition
PT Fund, Inc.
Mehrsa Baradaran
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Volunteer
Michael Barr
University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Volunteer
Lily Batchelder
New York University, School of Law
Volunteer
John Bentivoglio
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Volunteer
Chris Brummer
Georgetown University
Volunteer
Liyan David Chang
Devoted Health
Volunteer
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
International Capital Strategies, LLC
Volunteer
Will Fields
Sidewalk Labs
Volunteer
Suzanna Fritzberg
Birmingham Strong
Volunteer
Andy Green
Center for American Progress
Volunteer
David Hinson
Ategra Capital Management
Volunteer
Nicole Isaac
LinkedIn Corporation
Volunteer
Simon Johnson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Volunteer
Helen Kanovsky
Mortgage Bankers Association
Volunteer
Marisa Lago
New York City, Department of City Planning
Volunteer
Nancy Lee
Center for Global Development
Volunteer
Sarah Miller
American Economic Liberties Project
Volunteer
Sophie Raseman
Brightside Benefit, Inc.
Volunteer
Rosie Rios
Self-employed
Volunteer
Buzz Roberts
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
Volunteer
Elizabeth Rosenberg
Center for a New American Security
Volunteer
Javier Saade
Impact Master Holdings
Volunteer
Damon Silvers
AFL-CIO Volunteer
Betsey Stevenson
University of Michigan
Volunteer
Jay Williams
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Volunteer
Charles Yi
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP
Volunteer
