Obama's Chief of Staff: William M. Daley

[Cali_Democrat]

William M. Daley

William Michael “Bill” Daley (born August 9, 1948) is an American lawyer and former banker<1> and is the current White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. He served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton, and most recently served on the Executive Committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Professional career

He became associated with Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, where he was first vice chairman (1989–1990) and then president and chief operating officer (1990–1993). Daley returned to the practice of law, as a partner with the firm Mayer Brown (then Mayer, Brown & Platt) from 1993 to 1997.

Daley was appointed to the board of Fannie Mae in 1993 by President Bill Clinton,<2><3> where he served until 1997.

In December 2001, following his service as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton, he was appointed President of SBC Communications to help reform the company's image. In May 2004, Daley was made the Midwest Chairman of JPMorgan Chase, following its acquisition of Bank One Corporation, to oversee its operations from Chicago. Daley formerly served on the Board of Directors of Boeing, Merck & Co., Boston Properties, and Loyola University Chicago. He is currently a trustee of Northwestern University and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Daley

Food for thought.

[ProSense]

1. Hmmm?

"He served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton...Daley was appointed to the board of Fannie Mae in 1993 by President Bill Clinton,<2><3> where he served until 1997."

:mad:

[xchrom]

2. Hmmm? He was

Neo-liberal working for a neo-liberal boss then & he's a neo-liberal now working for a neo-liberal boss now.

[ProSense]

3. Well

"Neo-liberal working for a neo-liberal boss then & he's a neo-liberal now working for a neo-liberal boss now."

...it's a good thing he isn't directing policy this time. He'd likely propose eliminating the CFPB.

[xchrom]

4. Well

It's bad enough he has the ear of the president - watering recommendations down left & right.

[ProSense]

5. Um

"It's bad enough he has the ear of the president - watering recommendations down left & right."

...what policies have been watered down since Daley became Chief of Staff, and where is the evidence he's directing policy?

[Bake]

8. Obama's already on the same page with Daley.

So no need to worry about him.

Bake

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Here's something else "for thought".

Unrec! :rofl:

[Autumn]

7. The revolving door.

:-(

[ClarkUSA]

9. So what? That was then. Now he supports Wall Street reform, which Republicans want to repeal.

He's also from a dyed-in-the-wool Democratic dynasty, which is more than I can say for his holier-than-thou nameless critics.