Center for American Progress

Center for American Progress
AbbreviationCAP
FoundedOctober 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)
FounderJohn Podesta
TypePublic policy think tank
30-0126510
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
Headquarters1333 H Street, Washington, D.C., US
President
Patrick Gaspard
Chairman
Tom Daschle
Revenue (2022)
$40.38 million[1]
Expenses (2022)$48.21 million
Websiteamericanprogress.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Center for American Progress (CAP) is a public policy research and advocacy organization which presents a liberal[2] viewpoint on economic and social issues. It has its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The president and chief executive officer of CAP is Patrick Gaspard, a former diplomat, organizer, and labor leader who served most recently as the president of the Open Society Foundations.[3] Gaspard succeeded Neera Tanden, who was appointed special advisor to President Joe Biden in May 2021. Tanden previously worked for the Obama and Clinton administrations and for Hillary Clinton's campaigns running for president.[4] The first president and CEO was John Podesta, who has served as White House Chief of Staff to US President Bill Clinton and as the chairman of the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.[5] Podesta remained with the organization as chairman of the board until he joined the Obama White House staff in December 2013.

The Center for American Progress has a youth-engagement organization, Generation Progress, and a sister advocacy organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF).

  1. ^ "Center for American Progress". Charity Navigator. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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  3. ^ Korecki, Natasha (June 30, 2021). "The most influential think tank of the Biden era has a new leader". Politico. Retrieved July 1, 2021. Patrick Gaspard, a longtime Democratic operative who served most recently as president of the George Soros-run Open Society Foundations, will take over as president and CEO of the Center for American Progress.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Jason (November 3, 2011). "Think-tank post puts a spotlight on veteran Democratic operative Neera Tanden". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  5. ^ "Meet the Man Behind Hillary Clinton's Campaign". Time. April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

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