Doug Band

Douglas Jay Band (born October 28, 1972)  is an American businessman and lawyer who is a founding partner and former president of Teneo, a multinational C-suite advisory firm and investment bank. Previously he was Deputy Assistant to President Bill Clinton in the White House and later counselor to President Bill Clinton. Band was the "key architect" of the Clinton post-presidency and he created the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Band later worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation, and also traveled to North Korea to orchestrate the release of the two Americans and to Cuba to help secure the release of another American, Alan P. Gross. Additionally, he served as a member of Coca-Cola's International Advisory Committee and since 2010 has served as an associate adjunct professor at New York University, teaching a class on public service. Early life and education Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band. A native of Sarasota, Florida, Band earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. While working in the White House for six years, he earned a master's degree in liberal arts from Georgetown University's graduate school and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, attending both programs in the evening while working full time in the White House. Career