Ann O'Leary Ann is the executive director of the Berkeley Center for Health, Economic & Family Security (CHEFS) at University of California-Berkeley School of Law. The CHEFS mission is to develop and advance creative solutions to address the economic risks faced by working Americans. The Center focuses on improving access to health care, developing better protections for workers who are voluntarily or involuntarily on leave from their jobs, supporting working parents in a flexible workplace and ensuring that seniors can be secure in their retirement years. Ann is also a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress where she focuses on work-family policy. Ann previously served as a deputy city attorney for the city of San Francisco, where she spearheaded an effort to develop affirmative public policy litigation on behalf of the working poor. Prior to her work there, Ann clerked for the Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr. on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. From 2001 through 2003, Ann was legislative director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. From 1994 through 2000, Ann served in a number of positions in the Clinton administration, including as special assistant to the president on the Domestic Policy Council. Ann also served as a member of President Obama’s transition team and as a volunteer policy advisor to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign on issues related to children and working families. Ann received her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College, her master’s degree from Stanford University, and her law degree from UC-Berkeley School of Law.