Douglas Band
The Honorable Douglas J. Band currently serves as Counselor to President William J. Clinton and is the President of Teneo.
Mr. Band began his career working in the White House in 1995 and has been with President Clinton for 16 years. He has served as President Clinton's chief advisor since 2002, counseling him, serving as the key architect of President Clinton's post-Presidency.
Prior to his role as Counselor to President Clinton, Mr. Band served in the White House Counsel's office for four years, becoming a Special Assistant to the President before he was made one of the youngest Deputy Assistants ever to serve a President of the United States.
Mr. Band is a graduate of the University of Florida and while working at the White House for 6 years, he simultaneously obtained a masters degree from Georgetown University in Liberal Arts and a Law degree from Georgetown University Law School by attending both programs in the evenings.
As Counselor to President Clinton, Mr. Band has traveled to nearly 100 countries and over 2,000 cities. He created and built the Clinton Global Initiative that to date has raised $69.2 billion for nearly 2,100 philanthropic initiatives around the world which in total has impacted over 400 million people in 180 countries.
Mr. Band continues to serve his country in assisting various domestic agencies and advising foreign governments on nation building, infrastructure creation and democratic governance structure. He serves as President Clinton's representative to the White House and other governments, organizations and businesses around the world. Additionally, Mr. Band has advised several heads of state on their transitions out of office. He orchestrated the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in the summer of 2009 and has assisted in the rebuilding of nations and regions after some of the worst natural disasters in the past decade including southeast Asia, Haiti, New Orleans and Gujarat, India. He serves on the Coca-Cola Company International Advisory Board, on the Advisory Board of Avenue Capital, as a trustee of the Boys Club of NY and on the Advisory Board of the First Tee of NY.