Tom Daschle

Tom Daschle served as the U.S. Senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. He is one of only two senators to have served twice as both Senate Majority and Minority Leader.

Tom is a leading thinker on climate change, food security and renewable energy policy and has authored several books on historic economic and national security challenges.

He is the founder and CEO of the Daschle Group, a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson and is a co-founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Tom also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors at the Center for American Progress and as Vice Chair for the National Democratic Institute. He is a member of the Health Policy and Management Executive Council at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Tom earned his BA from South Dakota State University.