why did zoe baird withdraw from attorney general

by Kamryn Mraz Published 3 years ago Updated 1 year ago 9 min read

Early Life

Zoe Baird was born in Brooklyn in 1952. Her parents were a labor union official and an office administrator. [2]

Carter Administration

After her clerkship, Baird joined the U.S. Justice Department during the Carter administration. She was the attorney-advisor to the Office of Legal Counsel from 1979 to 1980. In that capacity, she prepared the legal opinions to the Attorney General on the constitutionality of government actions or conflicts between agencies. [5]

Corporate Law

Baird stayed in Washington, D.C. to join the law firm O’Melveny & Myers. While there, she worked on U.S. Supreme Court cases. [7]

Markle Foundation

In 1998, the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation named Baird its president. At the time, the foundation was focused on making grants on behalf of children’s education. Instead, she wanted to transform it to an organization that studies how the internet is used to address public needs. [14]

Other Organizations

Baird currently sits on the board of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves as a senior trustee of the center-left Brookings Institution, and serves as a member of the Aspen Strategy Group. [18]