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Douglas "Doug" Band (born October 1972) is the Chief Advisor to former President Bill Clinton. He created the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and is also a founding partner of Teneo, a global consulting firm. Among his other roles, he is a board member of Coca-Cola and a professor at NYU.

A native of Sarasota, Florida, Band is an alumnus of Pine View School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. As an undergraduate at Florida, Band was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He later attended Georgetown University's graduate school at night to earn a master's degree in liberal arts and then he earned a law degree at night from Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Douglas J. Band serves as counselor to President Clinton. He began working in the White House in 1995 working with Cheryl Mills as an unpaid intern in the White House Counsel's office. Band has been with President Clinton since then. Prior to his role as Counselor to President Clinton, Doug served in the White House Counsel's office for 4 years, becoming a Special Assistant to the President before he was made one of the youngest Deputy Assistants ever to serve a President. Band concluded his final year in the White House in the Oval Office as the President's Aide.[2]

Band has served as counselor and chief advisor to President Clinton since 2002, becoming the key architect of Clinton's post-presidency, and overseeing the 1,200 employees of both the William J. Clinton Foundation and the President's personal office.[2] In his current role, Band has traveled to nearly 100 countries, over 2,000 cities, and has helped and advised several heads of state transition out of public office into private life. He created and built the Clinton Global Initiative that has raised $46 billion for 1,200 philanthropic projects around the world. To date, CGI has impacted 200 million people in over 150 countries. President Clinton has credited Band with being the originator of CGI and has noted that "Doug had the idea to do this".[3][dead link]

Band was responsible for negotiating with the Obama administration for then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to become Secretary of State.[4] He also played a key role in negotiations leading to the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee on August 4, 2009, accompanying Bill Clinton to Pyongyang along with his brother Roger.[5] He currently serves as Clinton's representative to the White House and other governments, organizations and businesses around the world. Unconfirmed reports were circulating (as of September 4, 2012) that Band has indicated that he will be voting for Romney/Ryan in the November, 2012 Presidential election.[6]

Doug serves on the Coca-Cola Company International Advisory Board, as an advisor to Avenue Capital Group, a trustee on the Oklahoma National Memorial Museum, and Vote Vets. Band was a member of the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its effort to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.

Band also serves on the faculty of New York University as an adjunct associate professor.[7]

He and his wife Lily live in New York City.[1][8] Clinton gave a toast at Band's wedding.[9]

Band's physician brother Roger Band serves as Clinton's personal physician on overseas trips.[1]

Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band.[9]

1. ^ abcAlumni CLASnotes. "Alumni CLASnotes Spring 2008 - Alumni Spotlights", The University of Florida Alumni CLASnotes
2. ^ abAlisson Clark. "The Gator Behind Bill Clinton", The Gainesville Sun, February 04, 2009.
3. ^Jeremy Wallace. "Clinton Heaps Praise on Band Family", HeraldTribune.com, October 01 2009.
4. ^Monica Langley. "Bill Clinton in Talks to Smooth Wife's Path to Cabinet", The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 2008, pp. A01.
5. ^Warren P. Strobel. "Administration cautious on what journalists' release means for talks with N. Korea"
6. ^Ryan Lizza. "Let's be Friends", The New Yorker, September 10, 2012.
7. ^http://wagner.nyu.edu/Band
8. ^Paula Froelich. "The power of philanthropy", CNNMoney.com, September 7, 2006.
9. ^ abhttp://www.heraldtribune.com/article/SH/20090724/ARTICLE/907241029/2550/NEWS100?Title=Bill-Clinton-will-speak-in-Sarasota-in-September