Edley has been a leading figure in Democratic policy circles for four decades, serving as a senior member of five presidential campaigns, as an economic policy and budget official under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and as a chair of the Obama-Biden transition team.[3] In 2011 he was appointed by U.S. Secretary of EducationArne Duncan as co-chair of the congressionally chartered National Commission on Equity and Excellence in Education.[4]
After receiving his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Swarthmore College he attended Harvard Law School, where he later served as a professor, teaching Administrative Law and founding the Harvard Civil Rights Project.[5] He served as an advisor to President Clinton's One America Initiative, was a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and chaired President Clinton's 1998 Affirmative Action Review. In the 2008 presidential election, he supported and advised candidate Barack Obama, one of his former students at Harvard Law School.[6] He was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2010. On August 16, 2013, he announced his intention to resign as Berkeley Law dean, effective December 31, 2013.
christopher, edley, christopher, fairfield, edley, born, january, 1953, dean, university, california, berkeley, school, from, 2004, 2013, serves, president, opportunity, institute, organization, founded, with, hillary, clinton, advisor, leary, chris, edleydean. Christopher Fairfield Edley Jr born January 13 1953 1 was the Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law from 2004 to 2013 2 He serves as President of the Opportunity Institute an organization he co founded with Hillary Clinton advisor Ann O Leary Chris EdleyDean of the University of California Berkeley School of LawIn office 2004 2013Preceded byBob Berring acting Succeeded byGillian Lester acting Personal detailsBornChristopher Fairfield Edley Jr 1953 01 13 January 13 1953 age 70 Boston Massachusetts U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseMaria EchavesteEducationSwarthmore College BA Harvard University JD MPP Edley has been a leading figure in Democratic policy circles for four decades serving as a senior member of five presidential campaigns as an economic policy and budget official under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton and as a chair of the Obama Biden transition team 3 In 2011 he was appointed by U S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as co chair of the congressionally chartered National Commission on Equity and Excellence in Education 4 He is married to Maria Echaveste former deputy chief of staff for U S President Bill Clinton After receiving his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Swarthmore College he attended Harvard Law School where he later served as a professor teaching Administrative Law and founding the Harvard Civil Rights Project 5 He served as an advisor to President Clinton s One America Initiative was a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and chaired President Clinton s 1998 Affirmative Action Review In the 2008 presidential election he supported and advised candidate Barack Obama one of his former students at Harvard Law School 6 He was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2010 On August 16 2013 he announced his intention to resign as Berkeley Law dean effective December 31 2013 According to legal journalist Emily Bazelon Edley has written thoughtfully and moderately about affirmative action 6 Published works editEdley Christopher Jr 1998 Not All Black and White Affirmative Action and American Values Farrar Straus and Giroux ISBN 0 374 52541 2 Administrative Law Rethinking Judicial Control of BureaucracyReferences edit Who s Who Among African Americans Gale Cengage Learning 2003 05 01 ISBN 9780787659158 Berkeley Law Faculty Profiles UC Berkeley School of Law Retrieved May 21 2014 Dean Edley to Help Obama with White House Transition Berkeley Law Berkeley Law 6 November 2008 Retrieved 2016 02 24 Christopher Edley Jr Alliance For Excellent Education Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2016 02 24 Christopher Edley Jr The Opportunity Institute Retrieved 2016 03 04 a b Bazelon Emily 2007 11 26 On the Advice of Counsel Slate comExternal links editAppearances on C SPAN President Clinton s Affirmative Action Review 1998 Faculty Bio nbsp This biographical article about an American legal academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article about a United States activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic administrator born in 1950 1959 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Edley Jr amp oldid 1185161789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
