Who’s Who on Obama’s HKS List?
by Matt Homer, Asst. News Editor on November 19, 2008 in News
Even before it was announced that Barack Obama would be the 44th President of the United States, the rumor mill began swirling with predictions about the makeup of his future administration. Not to be left out, the Citizen surveyed professors and the blogosphere to see who at HKS might be included on the president-elect’s list.
Here is our take on which HKS professors may be headed to Washington, DC in 2009 (in alphabetical order):
Graham Allison
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Director of Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Previous Work: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy; Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
Connection to Obama: Provided advice to president-elect on nuclear terrorism and national security.
Mary Jo Bane
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management
Previous Work: Assistant Secretary for Children and Families; Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services
Connection to Obama: Catholic Advisory Committee.
Rand Beers
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy
Previous Work: Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Connection to Obama: Helping with transition planning for the Homeland Security Department .
Linda Bilmes
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Lecturer in Public Policy
Previous Work: Coauthor of “The Three Trillion Dollar War;” Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Ashton Carter
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs
Previous Work: Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Richard Clarke
Blogosphere Buzz: Off the charts
Position at HKS: Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy
Previous Work: Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs; National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism; Special Advisor to the President for Cyber Security Connection to Obama: Obama Surrogate.
David Cutler
Blogosphere Buzz: High
Position at HKS: Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics in the Faculty
Previous Work: Council of Economic Advisors, National Economic Council
Connection to Obama: Healthcare Advisor.
Marshall Ganz
Blogosphere Buzz: High
Position at HKS: Lecturer in Public Policy
Previous Work: UFW Director of Organizing
Connection to Obama: Helped design training systems for campaign field-organizers and volunteers and “Camp Obama.”
Elaine Kamarck
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Previous Work: Director of National Performance Review for President Clinton; Advisor to Al Gore.
Jeff Liebman
Blogosphere Buzz: High
Position at HKS: Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy
Previous Work: White House National Economic Council
Connection to Obama: Social Security and Healthcare Advisor.
Joseph Nye
Blogosphere Buzz: High
Position at HKS: University Distinguished Service Professor, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations
Previous Work: Assistant Secretary of Defense; Chair of the National Intelligence Council; Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance.
Samantha Power
Blogosphere Buzz: High
Position at HKS: Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy
Previous Work: Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner
Connection to Obama: Foreign Policy Advisor, especially on human rights.
Sarah Sewall
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Lecturer in Public Policy
Previous Work: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance; Contributing Author of Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual
Connection to Obama: Provided advice on foreign policy, especially counter insurgency; tapped to be a member of the transition team’s Agency Review Working Group, working on national security issues.
Larry Summers
Blogosphere Buzz: Off the charts
Position at HKS: Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University
Previous Work: President of Harvard University, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Connection to Obama: Economic Advisor; President-elect’s go-to man on the economy.
John White
Blogosphere Buzz: Moderate
Position at HKS: Chair of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative
Previous Work: Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration
Connection to Obama: Tapped to head Obama’s Pentagon Review Team as part of his transition team.
What do you think of our list? Will the president-elect pick well-known candidates or might he go for lesser known and younger contenders with fresh perspectives and new ideas? Share your thoughts or make your own predictions below.
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