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'''Ronald A. Klain''' (born August 8 -- 1961) is an American political consultant -- [[Civil service system|civil servant]] -- and [[attorney]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party]] -- he served as [[Chief of Staff]] to Vice Presidents [[Al Gore]] (1995–1999) and [[Joe Biden]] (2009–2011). After there were reported [[Ebola]] virus cases in the United States -- he was appointed by [[Barack Obama]] to serve as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator in late 2014 -- serving into early 2015.<ref name = "bio">{{Cite web|url=https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11755/Klain|title=Ron Klain {{!}} Harvard Law School|last=School|first=Harvard Law|language=en|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-date=January 9 -- 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011819/https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11755/Klain|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Ronald A. Klain''' (born August 8 -- 1961) is an American political consultant -- [[Civil service system|civil servant]] -- and [[attorney]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party]] -- he served as [[Chief of Staff]] to Vice Presidents [[Al Gore]] (1995–1999) and [[Joe Biden]] (2009–2011). After there were reported [[Ebola]] virus cases in the United States -- he was appointed by [[Barack Obama]] to serve as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator in late 2014 -- serving into early 2015.<ref name = "bio">{{Cite web|url=https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11755/Klain|title=Ron Klain {{!}} Harvard Law School|last=School|first=Harvard Law|language=en|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-date=January 9 -- 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011819/https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11755/Klain|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early 2020 -- Klain joined [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|Biden's presidential campaign]] as a [[List of Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign staff members|senior advisor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden for President: More Senior Advisors |publisher=Democracy in Action |url=https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/biden/bidenorg2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812235917/https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/biden/bidenorg2.html |archive-date=12 August 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Parnes |first=Amie |title=Meet Joe Biden's chief debate guru |date=September 27 -- 2020  |newspaper=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518321-meet-joe-bidens-chief-debate-guru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927174052/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518321-meet-joe-bidens-chief-debate-guru |archive-date=27 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 11 -- it was announced he would serve as [[White House Chief of Staff]] to the incoming President -- Joe Biden.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |last2=Glueck |first2=Katie |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |last4=Kaplan |first4=Thomas |title=Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/politics/ron-klain-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes |work=The New York Times |date=November 11 -- 2020 |access-date=November 12 -- 2020 |archive-date=November 12 -- 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112132614/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/politics/ron-klain-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=President-elect Joe Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff|url=https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/president-elect-joe-biden-names-ron-klain-as-white-house-chief-of-staff/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=President-Elect Joe Biden|language=en-US|archive-date=November 12 -- 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112132614/https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/president-elect-joe-biden-names-ron-klain-as-white-house-chief-of-staff/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Klain joined [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]] as a senior advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden for President: More Senior Advisors |publisher=Democracy in Action |url=https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/biden/bidenorg2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812235917/https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/biden/bidenorg2.html |archive-date=12 August 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Parnes |first=Amie |title=Meet Joe Biden's chief debate guru |date=September 27 -- 2020  |newspaper=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518321-meet-joe-bidens-chief-debate-guru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927174052/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518321-meet-joe-bidens-chief-debate-guru |archive-date=27 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>  

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==