Ronald Alan Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023.
Some of the key events about Ron Klain
1987
Graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University
1987
Served as Legislative Director for U.S. Representative Ed Markey
1988
Faced criticism for his role in the plagiarism scandal that ended Joe Biden's first presidential campaign
1989
Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School
1995
Appointed Chief of Staff to Attorney General Janet Reno
1999
Appointed Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore
2000
Involved in the controversial Florida recount during the Bush v. Gore election dispute
2004
Served as a top debate preparation advisor for John Kerry's presidential campaign
2009
Appointed Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden
2009
Resigned as Vice President Biden's chief of staff amid reports of tension with other staff members
2014
Appointed by President Obama as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator
2014
Criticized for his handling of the Ebola crisis as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator
2020
Served as a senior advisor to Joe Biden's presidential campaign
2021
Appointed White House Chief of Staff in the Biden administration
2021
Faced backlash for suggesting that schools should remain closed due to COVID-19 despite scientific evidence
2021
Criticized for downplaying inflation concerns, calling it a "high-class problem"
2022
Received criticism for the Biden administration's slow response to the baby formula shortage
2022
Faced scrutiny for his role in the mishandling of classified documents found at Biden's private office
2023
Criticized for the White House's initial response to the Ohio train derailment and environmental disaster
2023
Resigned as White House Chief of Staff amid growing challenges for the Biden administration
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