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During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.”
It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations.
“Building a diverse team will lead to better outcomes and more effective solutions to address the urgent crises facing our nation,” he said in a speech in December when announcing some of his cabinet nominees.
His cabinet has record-breaking nominations and fulfills Mr. Biden’s campaign promise to select a team that “looks like America” The diversity isn’t exclusive to the cabinet nominees. It extends throughout positions in the Biden-Harris Administration.
This month we’ll introduce you to some of the Black women that hold these positions.
Lauren Moore
Associate Counsel
Lauren Moore served as General Counsel to then-Senator Kamala D. Harris on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she advised on nominations, criminal justice reform, civil rights, and voting rights.
She previously served as Deputy General Counsel to Senator Harris.
Before joining Senator Harris’s office, Moore practiced at WilmerHale, where she maintained a broad litigation and government enforcement practice.
She also clerked for the Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer on the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Originally from California, Moore is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Harvard Law School.
