Tina Tchen
Foundation Leadership
Executive Vice President, Programs
Tina Tchen is the Executive Vice President of Programs for the Obama Foundation. She oversees the Foundation's programming in Chicago and around the world to strengthen and build an active democratic culture. This includes the Foundation's Global Leadership programs, the Girls Opportunity Alliance, the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, the programs that will take place at the Obama Presidential Center, and the Foundation's annual Democracy Forum.
Ms. Tchen is an attorney, activist, and lifelong advocate for women and girls. She served in the Obama White House through both terms, and was an Assistant to President Barack Obama, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women Girls.
Prior to the White House, Tchen practiced law for 23 years at Skadden. At the firm, she was a corporate litigation partner, chaired the pro bono committee, and was a long time leader of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation.