Smith alumnae picked up by Obama administration
Kate Paik
Issue date: 2/5/09 Section: News
A record number of women's college alumnae will play a role in the Obama Administration, including several Smith women. Among these, Sally Katzen '64, Laura D'Andrea Tyson '69, Shirley Sagawa '83 and Stephanie Cutter '90 played significant roles in the president's campaign.
Katzen most recently served as a critical member of the Obama-Biden Transition Project's Agency Review Working Group, and is being considered for a position in the new administration. She first served as a partner for a distinguished Washington, D.C. law firm, Wilmer, Cutler, and Pickering, then went on to take positions as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), deputy director of the National Economic Council and deputy director of the OMB.
Tyson, who currently teaches at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley, previously held roles as chair of the United States President's Council of Economic Advisers under former president Bill Clinton, director of the National Economic Council, director of Morgan Stanley, director of AT&T, Inc., dean of the Haas School of Business and dean of the London Business School. Her most recent role included economic advisor to Barack Obama, and she is being considered for a top economic policy position in the current administration.
Sagawa, a Newsweek magazine "Woman to Watch in the 21st Century," started her career at Community Wealth Ventures, a consulting firm for non-profit organizations. An expert in domestic policy, Sagawa served as special assistant to former President Clinton for Domestic Policy and deputy chief of staff to first lady Hillary Clinton, where she developed the first White House Press Conference for national service. This eventually led to the creation of the Corporation for National and Community Service, where she served for four years as managing director and led the development of several AmeriCorps service programs for adults and students. She now serves on Barack Obama's Education and Labor team.
Katzen most recently served as a critical member of the Obama-Biden Transition Project's Agency Review Working Group, and is being considered for a position in the new administration. She first served as a partner for a distinguished Washington, D.C. law firm, Wilmer, Cutler, and Pickering, then went on to take positions as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), deputy director of the National Economic Council and deputy director of the OMB.
Tyson, who currently teaches at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley, previously held roles as chair of the United States President's Council of Economic Advisers under former president Bill Clinton, director of the National Economic Council, director of Morgan Stanley, director of AT&T, Inc., dean of the Haas School of Business and dean of the London Business School. Her most recent role included economic advisor to Barack Obama, and she is being considered for a top economic policy position in the current administration.
Sagawa, a Newsweek magazine "Woman to Watch in the 21st Century," started her career at Community Wealth Ventures, a consulting firm for non-profit organizations. An expert in domestic policy, Sagawa served as special assistant to former President Clinton for Domestic Policy and deputy chief of staff to first lady Hillary Clinton, where she developed the first White House Press Conference for national service. This eventually led to the creation of the Corporation for National and Community Service, where she served for four years as managing director and led the development of several AmeriCorps service programs for adults and students. She now serves on Barack Obama's Education and Labor team.
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