Ron Klain

Ronald A. "Ron" Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American lawyer who on October 17, 2014, was named for the newly created position of "Ebola response coordinator" or, less officially, Ebola Czar. He served as Chief of Staff to two Vice presidents – Al Gore (1995–99) and Joseph Biden (2009–11). He later served as White House Chief of Staff for Biden after he won the 2020 United States presidential election between January 20, 2021, and February 7, 2023.

Quotes

• I think the top leadership challenge issue in our world today is how to deal with the continuing, growing population in the world and all the resource demands it places on the world and burgeoning populations in Africa and Asia that lack the resources to have a healthy, happy life.
  • Interviewed, together with his wife, at Georgetown University gotnews (2008)

• We’ve got to find a way to make the world work for everyone. Climate change is an issue that impacts [sic] that greatly by making it harder for people to live where they live, by causing disruptions, and lack of resources.
  • Interviewed, together with his wife, at Georgetown University gotnews (2008)

About Ron Klain

• If you want to appoint someone to help stop the spread of a lethal contagion, you would never think of Klain. But if you want to contain the Ebola episode so it stays as quiet as possible until after the election, he is the right guy for the job. Good luck to us all.
  • Ed Rogers (October 20, 2014). "The Insiders: What is Ron Klain supposed to do about Ebola?". Washington Post. Retrieved on October 21, 2014.