Bruce R. Lindsey currently serves as the counselor to the Chair of the Board for the Clinton Foundation. He has been a long-time advisor to former President Bill Clinton. During the eight years of the Clinton Administration, he served as an Assistant to the President, Deputy White House Counsel, and Senior Advisor. In 1993, Mr. Lindsey was also Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel where he supervised the selection and approval of political appointees in the Cabinet departments and to Presidential boards and commissions.
In the White House Counsel’s Office, Mr. Lindsey handled judicial selection issues, clemency requests, and investigative matters. During the 1992 Presidential campaign, he served as the National Campaign Director. In his various positions, Mr. Lindsey has been described as the Administration’s “master strategist” on a variety of high-profile issues, including tobacco settlement negotiations, product liability reform, security law reform, international aviation issues, and labor law issues.