Name: Second Acts: Presidential Legacies in Action with Tina Tchen
Start: 2025-02-13T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-13T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Clinton Presidential Center

Second Acts: Presidential Legacies in Action with Tina Tchen

Join us Thursday, February 13 at noon CT / 1 p.m. ET for a conversation with Tina Tchen of the Obama Foundation.
About this Event

Presidential Centers and Foundations are hubs for activism and democracy and cornerstones in their communities. This year, we’re welcoming the leaders of some of these institutions, from across the country and political spectrum, to the Clinton Center.

Join us Thursday, February 13 at noon CT / 1 p.m. ET for a conversation with Tina Tchen, Executive Vice President of Programs for the Obama Foundation, when she’ll discuss the highly anticipated Obama Presidential Center and the transformational post-presidential work of the Obama Foundation in Chicago and around the globe.

DINE: Order lunch to-go or dine in at our on-site restaurant, 42 bar and table, before or after the program. View the menu or make your reservation online or call 501-537-0042.

Tina Tchen is an Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Impact Officer for the Obama Foundation. At the Foundation, she is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Foundation’s strategy. Tchen also oversees the Girls Opportunity Alliance, the Obama Foundation program that works to empower adolescent girls around the world through completing their education.

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. At the White House, Tchen spearheaded the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families, helped form the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, and led the Administration’s effort to promote education for adolescent girls worldwide, including Mrs. Obama’s Let Girls Learn Initiative.

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.