Doug Band

Doug Band is the co-founder and President of the global CEO advisory firm, Teneo. After graduating from the University of Florida in 1995, Doug began his career in the White House Counsel’s office. In 1999, Doug was appointed Special Assistant to President Clinton, and then became the youngest Deputy Assistant to aid a president. Post Clinton’s presidency, Doug helped create and then ran the Clinton Global Initiative. This organization has raised over $69 billion for thousands of philanthropic endeavors, impacting over 430 million people worldwide. Doug served as chief advisor to President Clinton from 2002 until 2012, after which President Clinton said: “I couldn’t have achieved half of what I have in my post-presidency without Doug Band. Doug is my counselor and a board member of the Clinton Global Initiative, which was created at his suggestion. He works to support the expansion of CGI’s activities and my other foundation work around the world. In our first ten years, Doug’s strategic vision and fund-raising made it possible for the foundation to survive and thrive. I hope and believe he will continue to advise me and build CGI for another decade.” During his career at the White House, Doug visited more than 125 countries, and was directly involved in numerous global efforts following natural disasters, including the rebuilding of New Orleans, Haiti, Southeast Asia and Gujarat, India. Doug was also involved in negotiations to free American captives, including arranging the release of two journalists who were held in North Korea. While employed at the White House, Doug also simultaneously attended Georgetown University during the evenings, successfully completing a master’s degree and a law degree over a 6-year period. Doug has advised numerous domestic agencies and foreign governments to support nation building, infrastructure creation and democratic governance structure.