(Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is expanding his transition team with senior campaign aides, vice presidential contenders and a former primary rival, two months before he faces President Donald Trump in the general election.
Biden added four co-chairs to help former Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman oversee the effort. They include Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to the campaign; Representative Cedric Richmond, a national co-chair of the campaign; New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who was vetted as a potential running mate; and Jeffrey Zients, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama.
“We are preparing for this transition amid the backdrop of a global health crisis and struggling economy,” Kaufman said in a statement. “This is a transition like no other, and the team being assembled will help Joe Biden meet the urgent challenges facing our country on day one.”
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The transition team is responsible for laying the groundwork for a potential Biden administration, including identifying people for cabinet roles and planning for the implementation of key policy goals.
Advisory Board
Biden also announced the creation of a 15-person advisory board which includes former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who also ran for the Democratic nomination; former Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice; former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates; Jared Bernstein, a longtime Biden economic adviser; and Dr. Vivek Murthy; former U.S. surgeon general.
The board also includes Felicia Wong, the president of the Roosevelt Institute, a progressive economic think tank; Bob McDonald, retired chairman of Procter & Gamble Co.; Lonnie Stephenson, international president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and Minyon Moore, a long-time adviser to Hillary Clinton.
“The co-chairs, advisory board, and senior staff are a diverse group of experts who are committed to helping a possible Biden-Harris administration beat the public health crisis and put Americans back to work in good-paying jobs,” Kaufman said.
The transition team added additional senior staff including Cynthia Hogan, a former Apple Inc. executive who co-chaired the vice presidential search committee; and Don Graves, an executive at Ohio's KeyBank and longtime Biden adviser.
Biden previously announced the formation of the transition team, the day-to-day operations of which are being overseen by Yohannes Abraham, a top aide to senior adviser Valerie Jarrettin the Obama White House.
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