Neera Tanden, Biden’s pick for budget chief, runs a think tank backed by corporate and foreign interests

Sunday, 6 December 2020Newsdesk

In her nine years helming Washington’s leading liberal think tank, Neera Tanden mingled with deep-pocketed donors who made their fortunes on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley and in other powerful sectors of corporate America.

New Delhi, 06 December 2020

As per news report of The Washington Post, at formal pitches and swanky fundraisers, Tanden personally cultivated the bevy of benefactors fueling the $45 million to $50 million annual budget of the Center for American Progress. Now that President-elect Joe Biden has picked Tanden to run the Office of Management and Budget at the White House, her ties to some of the most powerful players in the U.S. economy are drawing scrutiny from some progressives and advocates for accountability in government.

Source -washingtonpost.com