Neera Tanden  is an American domestic policy adviser and the President of the Center for American Progress, a public policy research and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C., associated with the Clinton wing of the Democratic Party.She has served in this role since November 2011, before that serving as Chief Operating Officer from 2010 and in earlier roles.

She grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts, earning degrees from UCLA and a law degree from Yale University. Active in Democratic Party politics since working on Governor Michael Dukakis‘ presidential campaign, Tanden more recently has worked for Hillary Clinton on her senatorial campaign in New York. She served as Clinton’s policy director for her bid for the presidency in 2008. Tanden later served as policy director for Barack Obama. She was senior adviser to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, working to gain passage of healthcare legislation. {Wikipedia}