Alan Lawrence Hoffman[3](born April 7, 1966)[4]is an American lawyer, government official, and corporate executive who serves as Chief Policy Officer at U.S. electric vehicle manufacturerRivian.[5]
Alan L. Hoffman | |
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| Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 2009 – November 2012[1] | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeded by | Shailagh J. Murray[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Lawrence Hoffman April 7, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lizzie Francis |
| Education | Lafayette College(BA) University of Southern California(MPA, JD) |
Prior to joining Rivian, Hoffman held executive positions atCarvana,Herbalife,andPepsiCo,and served as DeputyChief of Staff to the Vice President of the United StatesJoe BidenandDeputy Assistant to the President.While in the Vice President's office, Hoffman worked on a variety of issues including crime, drugs and protecting intellectual property, marking the third time Hoffman had worked forJoe Biden.Previously, Hoffman served aschief of stafftoSenatorBiden from 1998 to 2003 and from 2006 to 2008 while Biden was running for president.[6]
Hoffman currently serves on several non-profit boards supporting education, homelessness and young people.
Life and education
editHoffman received hisB.A.inAmerican CivilizationfromLafayette CollegeinEaston, Pennsylvaniaand hisJ.D.andM.P.A.from theUSC Gould School of Lawand theUSC Price School of Public Policy,respectively.[7][8][9]
Hoffman is married to Lizzie Francis and lives inLos Angeles,with their dogs Brinkley and Franklin.
Career
editHoffman is credited with helping Biden secure passage of numerous pieces of legislation including the criminal provisions ofSarbanes-Oxleyand legislation closing the gap in sentencing betweencrackand powdercocaine.[10][11]
In 2008, after Biden withdrew from thepresidential race,Hoffman was the Senior Vice President for External Relations for theUniversity of Californiasystem.[12][13]
Earlier in his career, Hoffman was Vice President for External Relations at theRAND Corporation,[14]Vice President at Timmons and Company,[15]Assistant United States Attorney inPhiladelphia,Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General at theDepartment of Justice,Special Counsel to the Assistant Secretary at theDepartment of Health and Human Servicesand an attorney at the law firms Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Alan L. Hoffman".LinkedIn.
- ^The United States Government Manual (October 2014), Executive Branch: The President - Office of the Vice President
- ^"Alan Lawrence Hoffman # 158498 - Attorney Licensee Search".
- ^Publishing Company, Monitor (2001).Congressional Yellow Book: Who's Who in Congress, Including Committees and Key Staff.Monitor Publishing Company.
- ^Porter, Harry."Rivian names Alan Hoffman as Chief Policy Officer".rivian.
- ^"Erin Medlicott: Alan Hoffman Returns To Washington As VP-Elect Joe Biden's Deputy Chief Of Staff".Huffingtonpost. 2011-05-25.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^"Alan Hoffman '88 Manages Daily Workings of Vice President Joe Biden's Office · About · Lafayette College".Lafayette.edu. 2009-09-10. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-19.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^"USC Law Magazine"(PDF).Retrieved2023-02-03.
- ^"Alan Hoffman Class of '91 | USC Alumni Association".Alumni.usc.edu. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2011.Retrieved2 June2011.
- ^"Congressional Record — Senate"(PDF).govinfo.gov.11 April 2003.Retrieved25 April2023.
- ^"Congressional Record — Senate"(PDF).govinfo.gov.5 August 2010.Retrieved25 April2023.
- ^"University of California - UC Newsroom | Alan L. Hoffman appointed UC senior vice president for external relations".Universityofcalifornia.edu. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-20.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^"washingtonpost - search nation, world, technology and Washington area news archives".Secure.pqarchiver. 2008-07-22. Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2011.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^"Alan Hoffman Joins RAND Corporation as Vice President of External Affairs | RAND".M.rand.org. 2004-09-30. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2011-06-02.
- ^"Snowmobiles? This Isn't Yellowstone!".washingtonpost.2004-09-30.Retrieved2011-06-02.