2004-2008
During the 2004 Presidential campaign, Klain worked as an adviser to Wesley Clark in the early primaries. Later, during the General Election, Klain was heavily involved behind the scenes in John Kerry's campaign and is widely credited for his role in preparing Senator Kerry for a strong performance in the debates against President George W. Bush, which gave Kerry a significant boost in the polls. He then acted as an informal adviser to Evan Bayh, who is from Klain's home state of Indiana. Klain has also commented on matters of law and policy on televised programs such as the Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Capital Report, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Crossfire.
In 2005, Klain left his partnership at O’Melveny & Myers to serve as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of a new investment firm, Revolution LLC, launched by AOL co-founder Steve Case. Klain lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife Monica Medina (currently serving as Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; she is also an environmental activist, lawyer, and during the late Clinton Administration was General Counsel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and their children Hannah, Michael and Daniel.
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