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Tina Tchen

  • Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Policy Officer, Obama Foundation
  • Former President & CEO, Time's Up
  • Former Assistant to President Barack Obama & Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama
  • Advocate for Gender Equality and Children's Issues

Tina Tchen shares hope, ideas and strategies that inspire others to recognize the power of diverse teams and keep equality on the forefront of the global agenda.

A high-powered lawyer, Tina’s career accomplishments have established her as a powerful advocate for gender equality. As the former President and CEO of TIME’S UP Now and the TIME’S UP Foundation, Tina oversaw the organizations’ efforts to change culture, companies, and laws in order to make work safe, fair, and dignified for women of all kinds. In 2017, Tina co-founded the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which has connected more than 3,600 people to legal or PR support for sexual harassment across dozens of different industries. Tina currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Policy Officer for the Obama Foundation.

During her eight years at the White House, Tina served as chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, special assistant to President Barack Obama, and the executive director of the Council on Women and Girls, leading the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families and the first-ever United State of Women Summit. 

A passionate champion for women’s and children’s issues, including women in positions of leadership, Tina shares her unique perspective and insights on workforce diversity and inclusion, breaking through male-dominated industries, and ending campus assault. Energetic, authentic and engaging on stage, she empowers the next generation to raise their voices and take action now to secure a better tomorrow for women and minorities across the country and world.

 

 
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Past Hosts Include:
  • Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Roger William University
The day was a triumph and Tina was a rock star. She is amazing and the students so appreciated her sincere attentiveness. She went beyond the call in terms of the time she spent talking 1:1 with them. Thanks for your support in making this happen for RWU.
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"Thank you so much for working with me to coordinate the logistics for Tina Tchen! As soon as she walked in wearing tennis shoes, I instantly knew that I was going to like her. She did a phenomenal job!! You were wonderful to work with, and I hope to work with another Harry Walker speaker in the future."

-Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

"It was a pleasure to have Tina as our Keynote Speaker. She wowed our attendees – both employees and external attendees alike. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback on her talk. Here are just a few of the qualitative feedback we received from our employees: 'Amazing ENGAGING external speakers – particularly Tina Tchen was such a treat to hear from.' 'Tina’s speech was eye-opening to think differently and deeply on the subject of Gender Equality and diversity in such different angles and perspective.' 'Very inspirational speaker! Amazing how we managed to bring in extremely influential external speakers… to share their experiences and stories.' We thought the Q&A session was fantastic... We are also very grateful that Tina was so helpful and accommodating with our media guests as well!"

-Procter & Gamble
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Talks & Conversations with Tina Tchen
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A Conversation with Tina Tchen

Tina Tchen draws from her lifetime of public service, including eight years in the Obama White House, to inspire others to realize the power of an individual to spark change and the value of diverse teams in any venture. A passionate champion for women and minority empowerment, Tina encourages young leaders to recognize their worth, take charge of their futures, and set and achieve lofty goals. From organizations to communities and college campuses, Tina proves to audiences that leadership looks like everyone, and that, no matter your race, gender, sexual orientation or creed, the corner office, the Oval Office and any other aspiration are within reach. Listeners walk away motivated to contribute toward creating a world where equality, diversity and inclusion are no longer buzzwords, but typical facts of everyday life.

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