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| Organization: | The Chertoff Group | ||
| Role: | Co-founder | ||
| Location: | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | Columbia University (B.A. political science, 1991) | ||
| Website: | Official website | ||
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Chad Sweet is a Republican political consultant based in Washington, D.C., and co-founder of the Chertoff Group, a business and security consulting firm.
Sweet was the campaign chairman for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign and worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, several financial institutions, Department of Homeland Security, and the Texas Lyceum. In 2012, Sweet served as finance chairman for Cruz's Senate campaign.
Career
Early career
Sweet, a Texas native, graduated from Columbia University in 1991 with a B.A. in political science. From 1991 to 1993, Sweet was the directorate of operations for the Central Intelligence Agency. According to his biography on the Chertoff Group website, Sweet was involved in clandestine operations for the CIA.[1]
Financial career
In 1994, Sweet began working as an investment banking analyst for Morgan Stanley; he moved to Goldman Sachs in 1996, initially working in Asia until becoming a vice president with the company.[2] Sweet spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs, primarily working in Houston and in Hong Kong as an investment advisor.[3]
Department of Homeland Security
- See also: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
According to The Beaumont Enterprise, Sweet decided to leave the financial sector after the September 11, 2001, attacks.[4] In 2005, Sweet began working as the special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. During his time as a special assistant and deputy chief of staff, Sweet represented the department for interagency planning and worked to change the processes for intelligence briefings for Chertoff. He was also responsible for planning and coordinating Operation Jump Start, a National Guard deployment that aimed to reduce the number of individuals entering the U.S. without legal permission.[5] He became Chertoff's chief of staff in November 2006.[6]
Texas Lyceum
From 2006 to 2009, Sweet served as the director of the Texas Lyceum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Dallas, Texas. The Texas Lyceum is a organization aimed at creating discussions on socio-political matters within Texas.[7]
Chertoff Group
In late 2009, Sweet joined Michael Chertoff in founding the Chertoff Group, a firm that is involved in business strategy, mergers, acquisitions and security service.[8][6] The Chertoff Group has offices in New York, London, Washington, D.C., Austin, Houston, and Menlo Park, California.
According to his bio on the Chertoff Group website, Sweet is also a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) registered representative (series 7, 24, 63, 79) and registered representative of Chertoff Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of The Chertoff Group. Sweet is also a member of The Association for Corporate Growth National Capital Chapter, the nonprofit Gen Next and the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). He is a senior fellow at the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, a member of the FBI's InfraGard Advisory Board and a senior fellow at the Center for Naval Analysis.[1][9]
Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016
Chad Sweet was named Ted Cruz's campaign chairman for Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign shortly after Cruz announced his candidacy on March 23, 2015.[10] Sweet did not maintain a high profile during the campaign but did speak on behalf of Cruz with the media.[11]
Cruz suspended his presidential campaign on May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana Republican primary to Donald Trump.[12]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chertoff Group, "Chad Sweet," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Chad Sweet," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Julie Spellman and Chad Sweet," October 10, 2004
- ↑ The Beaumont Enterprise, "Kelly grad named Homeland Security chief of staff," November 30, 2006
- ↑ GovTech, "Chad Sweet Appointed Chief of Staff for Department of Homeland Security," November 27, 2006
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Politico, "Need security advice? Call Chertoff," March 26, 2009
- ↑ The Texas Lyceum, "About," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ Chertoff Group, "Services," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ George Washington University, "Chad Sweet," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "The power players behind Ted Cruz's campaign," April 20, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Ted Cruz 'narrowing' vice-presidential shortlist -- and it includes Carly Fiorina," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race," May 3, 2016
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