Ann O'Leary

Ann O'Leary
Ann O'Leary speaks in front of a podium
Personal details
Born 1971/1972 (age 46–47)
Orono, Maine, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s)
Goodwin Liu
(m. 2002; separated 2016)
Children 2
Residence Oakland, California, U.S.[1]
Alma mater Mount Holyoke College (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Ann M. O'Leary (born 1971 or 1972)[2] is an American political advisor, lawyer, and nonprofit leader who specializes in early childhood education. She worked in the Bill Clinton administration and for Hillary Clinton during her time as First Lady, Senate career, and 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns. She served in leadership positions at various nonprofit organizations that focus on early childhood education, including Next Generation and the Opportunity Institute. After Clinton's unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign, O'Leary became a lawyer at the Palo Alto office of the New York-based firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner.

Early life and education

O'Leary was born and raised in Orono, Maine.[3] She is the daughter of Charles John "Chick" O'Leary, a union leader, and Pamela Braley O'Leary, a social worker.[4] She is of Irish descent.[5]

After graduating from Orono High School,[6] O'Leary attended Mount Holyoke College, where she was a member of the College Democrats.[7] She earned a B.A. in critical social thought in 1993,[8] an M.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Education in 1997, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2005.[2]

Career

Ann O'Leary

O'Leary began her career as a volunteer in the Clinton administration.[7] She later worked as a Special Assistant to the President at the White House Domestic Policy Council,[9] where she was in charge of children and family policy.[7] She also advised First Lady Hillary Clinton, acting as a liaison between Hillary Clinton's and President Bill Clinton's policy teams.[10] In an August 2000 memo to Bill Clinton's Domestic Policy Adviser Bruce Reed, O'Leary urged the government to consider an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, similar to one issued in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt banning them from race-based discrimination.[10] From 2001 to 2003, O'Leary was Hillary Clinton's Senate aide and legislative director;[7][11] she helped oversee the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.[2]

O'Leary was a volunteer for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.[8] After President Barack Obama was elected, O'Leary advised his transition team on early childhood education.[12] O'Leary was the senior vice president and director of the Children and Families Program at Next Generation;[13] it partnered with the Clinton Foundation to start the Too Small to Fail initiative in 2013. O'Leary also helped run the initiative, which addressed early childhood health and education.[14] During the 2016 campaign, O'Leary worked as an advisor to Hillary Clinton on health and education.[15][16] For her role in the campaign, Politico Magazine named O'Leary to its 2015 "Politico 50," its list of people transforming American politics in 2015.[17] In August 2016, O'Leary joined Clinton's planned transition team in Washington, D.C,[18][19] becoming the co–executive director.[20] After the 2016 election, O'Leary joined the Palo Alto office of the New York-based law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner as a partner.[1]

Personal life

In 2002, O'Leary married Goodwin Liu;[21] they have two children.[4] On August 30, 2016, O'Leary and Liu announced in a joint statement that they were separating.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 Megerian, Chris (January 18, 2017). "Former Hillary Clinton policy advisor heads to Silicon Valley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Easton, Nina (June 2, 2015). "Meet the wonk shaping Hillary Clinton's plans for the country". Fortune. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Tipping, Mike (October 31, 2016). "The woman who could bring Maine values to the White House". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Charles John "Chick," "Charlie," O'Leary Jr". Bangor Daily News. January 14, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Congressional Record—Senate: Executive Session" (PDF). Congressional Record. May 18, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2017. Liu uses a wedding photo that shows him and his new bride, Ann O'Leary, the Irish American daughter of a social worker and union leader from Orono, ME.
  6. ↑ Cousins, Christopher (April 15, 2015). "Maine woman hired as one of Hillary Clinton's three senior advisers". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Sandler, Lauren (April 14, 2015). "Paid Leave Takes a Place on Hillary Clinton's Platform". The New Republic. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Kertscher, Tom (October 12, 2016). "The visionary work of Ann O'Leary '93". Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Association. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Domestic Policy Council: Staff". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Gerstein, Josh (April 10, 2015). "In Bill Clinton White House, Hillary Clinton's staff helped push on gay rights". Politico. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lombardi, Kristen (February 13, 2007). "While Schumer Slept". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 1, 2017. "Schumer was happy to support the effort," says Ann O'Leary, Clinton's legislative director in D.C. from 2001 to 2003.
  12. ↑ Bidwell, Allie (June 18, 2015). "Bridging the Democratic Divide". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (March 24, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Caught Between Dueling Forces on Education: Teachers and Wealthy Donors". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ Teicher Khadaroo, Stacy (June 14, 2013). "Hillary Clinton's next big thing? Early childhood project called 'Too Small.'". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ Nather, David (April 14, 2015). "Hillary Clinton names top three wonks for campaign". Politico. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ Harris, Richard (July 29, 2016). "What About Health Care and Alzheimer's?". Next Avenue. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Heather Boushey, Ann O'Leary". Politico. 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ Flegenheimer, Matt (August 16, 2016). "Hillary Clinton Puts White House Transition Team in Place". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  19. ↑ Cohn, Jonathan (September 21, 2016). "The Future of America Is Being Written in This Tiny Office". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 2, 2017. O'Leary is now leading the official transition operation in Washington.
  20. ↑ Strauss, Valerie (November 3, 2016). "Who will be the next U.S. education secretary?". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  21. ↑ Egelko, Bob (March 14, 2010). "Obama nominee Goodwin Liu an unassuming man". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 26, 2017. Liu and his wife of eight years, Ann O'Leary....
  22. ↑ Matier, Phil; Ross, Andy (August 31, 2016). "Clinton adviser, state justice in marital split—enter Jane Kim". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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