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Ron Klain

Ron Klain is executive vice president and general counsel of Revolution LLC, a private equity firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Klain is a graduate of Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, and began his legal career as a law clerk to Justice Byron R. White for the Supreme Court's 1987 and 1988 terms.

Mr. Klain's experience in presidential politics began with the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, where he was a member of the policy staff and the debate preparation team. His subsequent service in the administration included his work as associate counsel to the president, his tenure as chief of staff to Attorney General Janet Reno, and culminated with his service for four years as chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore. He held the latter post during both the 1996 re-election campaign and the run-up to the 2000 election. Mr. Klain served as director of rapid response for the Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign, and then, after the election, as general counsel for the Gore-Lieberman Recount Committee.

In recognition of his work on the recount, the National Law Journal named him one of its “Lawyers of the Year” for 2000.