Zoë Baird
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Zoë Eliot Baird (born June 20, 1952)[2] is an American lawyer and Senior Counselor for Technology and Economic Growth to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/u-s-department-of-commerce_department-of-commerce-senior-counselor-zo%C3%AB-activity-7175530165077180417-7-NR/. She was CEO and President of the Markle Foundation from 1998 to 2022. She is known for her role in the Nannygate matter of 1993, which arose when she was nominated by President Bill Clinton as the first woman to be Attorney General of the United States, but she withdrew her nomination when it was discovered she had hired illegal aliens and failed to pay Social Security taxes for them.[3] Since 1998, she has led the Markle Foundation.[4][5][6][7][8]
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Personal details | |
Born | (1952-06-20) June 20, 1952 (age 71) New York City, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Paul Gewirtz (1986–2008) William Budinger (2010–present) |
Education | Shoreline Community College
University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD) |