Michael needham biography

Michael Austin Needham (born December 22, 1981)^[1] is an American political advisor who is the 37th and current Counselor of the Department of State.

Early life

Needham was born on December 22, 1981, in Manhattan, and grew up in New York City.^[1][2] His father ran a boutique investment bank while his mother was an executive for Saks Fifth Avenue.^[3] He attended the Collegiate School in New York City and then Williams College in Massachusetts, where he majored in political science and edited the school newspaper.^[3] Needham graduated from Williams in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics.^[1] He later attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business from 2008 to 2010, graduating with a Master of Business Administration degree.^[1]

Career

After Needham graduated from Williams in 2004, he received a job at the Heritage Foundation,