Bruce Lindsey | |
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Born | 1950/1951 (age 65–66) |
Alma mater |
Rhodes College Georgetown University |
Occupation | Lawyer, non-profit executive |
Title | Chairman, Clinton Foundation |
Board member of | Clinton Foundation |
Spouse(s) | Beverly Lindsey |
Bruce R. Lindsey (born 1950/51) is an American lawyer and non-profit executive. He served in the White House during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. He was named in a lawsuit during the Whitewater controversy, and he testified before a grand jury regarding the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Bill Clinton in the run-up to his impeachment. He is a partner of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a Little Rock, Arkansas-based law firm, and serves as chairman of the Clinton Foundation.
Bruce received a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1975.
Lindsey worked for Senator J. William Fulbright in 1968. It was then that he first met Bill Clinton. Lindsey subsequently became a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, a law firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is currently of counsel.
During Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign, Lindsey served as the National Campaign Director. He has also served as legislative Director to former United States Senator David Pryor. During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel, and Senior Advisor. In 1993, Lindsey was also Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to Presidential boards and commissions.