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| Born | Robert Hunter Biden (1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 54) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BA) Yale Law School (Juris Doctor) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Kathleen Biden |
| Children | Naomi Biden (daughter) Finnegan Biden (daughter) Maisy Biden (daughter) |
| Relatives | Joe Biden (father) Neilia Biden (mother; deceased) Jill Biden (step-mother) Beau Biden (brother) Naomi Biden (sister; deceased) Ashley Biden (half-sister) |
Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970), second son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, is a partner at Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC and is Counsel to Boies, Schiller, Flexner, LLP, a New York based-law firm. Previously, he was a founding partner of Oldaker, Biden & Belair, LLP and of the mergers and acquisitions firm Eudora Global. Biden was CEO and later Chairman of hedge fund PARADIGM Global Advisors which he co-founded with his uncle James Biden and disgraced financier Allen Stanford.
Biden was appointed by Bill Clinton to serve in the United States Department of Commerce under secretaries Norman Mineta and William M. Daley. On May 16, 2006, Biden was nominated by President George W. Bush to the board of directors of Amtrak. He was confirmed unanimously on July 26, 2006 by the United States Senate for a term of five years, and was the vice-chair of the board until January 29, 2009. He is also a member of the boards of the World Food Program USA, the Truman National Security Project, and ZERO—The Project to End Prostate Cancer, a national organization based in Washington, D.C.
He received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. He was a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest, and is a member of the bar in the state of Connecticut, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Biden is married and has three daughters, Naomi, Finnegan, and Maisy.
References
- http://iowaindependent.com/1509/all-in-the-family-hunter-biden
- http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/09/hunter-biden-qu/
- ^ Friends of the World Food Program Board of Directors
- "Robert Hunter Biden" Executive Profile, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- Strasburg, Jenny (January 31, 2007). "Lobbyist Hunter Biden Is Sued on Paradigm Purchase (Update1)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "Amtrak Board Names Thomas Carper of Illinois as Chairman; Former Chairman Donna McLean Becomes Vice Chairman" (Press release). Amtrak. January 30, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
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