John Pedesta : Why I Got Into Politics

7th Annual Campus Progress National Convention -- Day 2

Watch John Pedesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, discuss how and why he became involved with politics.



John Podesta is President and CEO of the Center for American Progress and Chair and Counselor of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Under his leadership, American Progress has become a notable leader in the development of and advocacy for progressive policy.

Prior to founding the Center in 2003, Podesta served as White House Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton. He served in the president's cabinet and as a principal on the National Security Council. While in the White House, he also served as both an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, as well as staff secretary and a senior policy advisor on government information, privacy, telecommunications security, and regulatory policy.

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