Alan Hoffman serves as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

The Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States is the Chief of Staff position within the Office of the Vice President, part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States...

 Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...

 and Deputy Assistant to President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

. Hoffman works on a variety of issues including crime, drugs and protecting intellectual property. This marks the third time, Hoffman has worked for the Vice President. Previously, Hoffman served as Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...

 to Senator

United States Senate

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 Biden from 1998–2003 and from 2006-2008 while Biden was running for President.

Life and education

Hoffman received his B.A. in American Civilization from Lafayette College

Lafayette College

Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...

 in Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....

 and his J.D.

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 and M.P.A. from the USC Gould School of Law.

Hoffman is married to Lizzie Francis and lives in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 with their dogs Brinkley and Franklin.

Career

Hoffman is credited with helping Biden secure passage of numerous pieces of legislation including the criminal provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley and legislation closing the gap in sentencing between crack

Crack cocaine

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 and powder cocaine

Cocaine

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.

In 2008, after Biden withdrew from the presidential race

United States presidential election, 2008

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, Hoffman was the Senior Vice President for External Relations for the University of California

University of California

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 system.

Earlier in his career, Hoffman was Vice President for External Relations at the RAND Corporation, Vice President at Timmons and Company, Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia, Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice, Special Counsel to the Assistant Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and an attorney at the law firms Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz.