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Neera Tanden Net Worth: How Rich is Neera Tanden Actually?

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September 24, 2022

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Neera Tanden is an American political consultant who is serving as the President of Center for American Progress (CAP). Tanden is also a former government official. She has served on different Democratic presidential campaigns. Some of the campaigns include Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. According to her recent financial disclosure, Neera Tanden net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 million.

Full Name	Neera Tanden
Birth Date	September 10, 1970
Birth Place	Bedford, Massachusetts
Source of Wealth	Political Consultant
Husband	Ben Edwards
Net Worth	$1.5 million

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Early Life

51 years old, Neera Tanden was born on 10^th September 1970 in Bedford, Massachusetts. Neera has an Indian root as her parents were Indian immigrants. She didn’t get both her parent’s love during her childhood. When she was 5, her parents separated. Tanden’s mother faced great difficulty raising two kids. Tanden has a sibling, Raj.

As far as her educational background, Neera studied at the University of California, holding a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1992. Four years later in 1996, she came out as a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

Neera Tanden Net Worth and Political Career

In her starting days, she has worked for different Democratic presidential campaigns. She has also worked on senatorial campaigns. Neera is a close friend of Hillary Clinton. That’s why she is considered a loyal character for the Clintons. She has even worked on the new energy policies under President Bill Clinton’s campaign.

In 1999, Neera was hired as Hillary Clinton’s polity director and deputy campaign manager. After Hillary’s victory as Senator, she served as legislative director for two years from 2003 to 2005. In 2008, she became a part of the team that worked on the Democratic Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama.

Tanden served as domestic policy director during Obama’s general election campaign. Neera later worked as senior advisor for Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Tanden played a crucial role in drafting health care legislation while she worked as an advisor.

Neera also had a major role in founding the organization, Central for American Progress (CAP) in 2003. She served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Domestic policy for the organization. She later worked as Chief Operating Officer in 2010. A year later, in 2011 Tanden was appointed as new President of CAP.

She recently came into the news for her tweets which were targeted at Republic Senators. However, she deleted most of her tweets after President-elect Joe Biden made an announcement of Tanden’s nomination for Director of Office of Management and Budget. She even changed her Twitter bio from progressive to liberal after the nomination. However, a political journalism company Politico stated the nomination act as the equivalent of rubbing salt to wound.

Tanden has also received few honors. National Journal named her as 25 Most Influential Women In Washington in 2012. Similarly, she was listed in the ten most powerful women by Elle in 2014.

Neera Tanden’s Husband- Benjamin Edwards

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Neera Tanden is married to Benjamin Edwards. She met Edwards while studying at the University of California. In 1989, the couple got engaged and shared the wedding vows in 1999. Their wedding party was conducted at White House’s East Wing’s Yellow Oval Room. Tanden has two kids; a daughter born Ilina born in 2002 and a son Jaden born in 2005.