Alan L. Hoffman
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
In office
January 2009 – November 2012[1]
PresidentBarack Obama
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Succeeded byShailagh J. Murray[2]
Personal details
Born
Alan Lawrence Hoffman

(1966-04-07) April 7, 1966
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLizzie Francis
EducationLafayette College (BA)
University of Southern California (MPA, JD)

Alan Lawrence Hoffman[3] (born April 7, 1966)[4] is an American lawyer, government official, and corporate executive who serves as Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs at PepsiCo.[5] Prior to joining PepsiCo, Hoffman served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Deputy 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 for Joe Biden. Previously, Hoffman served as chief of staff to Senator Biden from 1998–2003 and from 2006-2008 while Biden was running for president.[6]

Life and education

Hoffman received his B.A. in American Civilization from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and his J.D. and M.P.A. from the USC Gould School of Law and the USC Price School of Public Policy.[7][8][9]

Hoffman is married to Lizzie Francis and lives in Washington, D.C., with their dogs Brinkley and Franklin.

Career

Hoffman is credited with helping Biden secure passage of numerous pieces of legislation including the criminal provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley and legislation closing the gap in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine.[10][11]

In 2008, after Biden withdrew from the presidential race, Hoffman was the Senior Vice President for External Relations for the University of California system.[12][13]

Earlier in his career, Hoffman was Vice President for External Relations at the RAND Corporation,[14] Vice President at Timmons and Company,[15] Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia, Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice, Special Counsel to the Assistant Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and an attorney at the law firms Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alan L. Hoffman". LinkedIn.
  2. ↑ The United States Government Manual (October 2014), Executive Branch: The President - Office of the Vice President
  3. ↑ "Alan Lawrence Hoffman # 158498 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  4. ↑ Publishing Company, Monitor (2001). Congressional Yellow Book: Who's Who in Congress, Including Committees and Key Staff. Monitor Publishing Company.
  5. ↑ "PepsiCo Names Alan Hoffman Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Erin Medlicott: Alan Hoffman Returns To Washington As VP-Elect Joe Biden's Deputy Chief Of Staff". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Alan Hoffman '88 Manages Daily Workings of Vice President Joe Biden's Office · About · Lafayette College". Lafayette.edu. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  8. ↑ "USC Law Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  9. ↑ "Alan Hoffman Class of '91 | USC Alumni Association". Alumni.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Congressional Record — Senate" (PDF). govinfo.gov. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Congressional Record — Senate" (PDF). govinfo.gov. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "University of California - UC Newsroom | Alan L. Hoffman appointed UC senior vice president for external relations". Universityofcalifornia.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  13. ↑ "washingtonpost.com - search nation, world, technology and Washington area news archives". Secure.pqarchiver.com. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  14. ↑ "Alan Hoffman Joins RAND Corporation as Vice President of External Affairs | RAND". M.rand.org. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  15. ↑ "Snowmobiles? This Isn't Yellowstone!". washingtonpost.com. 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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