Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman co-chairs the firm’s ESG and Business & Human Rights practices, where his work focuses on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) counseling, business and human rights (BHR), global public policy, and international regulatory compliance. A member of the firm’s Global Problem Solving initiative, he draws on extensive government service across multiple U.S. Administrations. As Chief of Staff and Counselor to Secretary John Kerry in his role as the first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under President Biden, Dan helped drive the U.S. international climate agenda, coordinating interagency policymaking, engaging corporate stakeholders, and contributing to key bilateral and multilateral climate discussions, including the 2021 Leaders’ Summit on Climate and COP26 in Glasgow.

Previously, Dan served as Deputy and then U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department in the Obama Administration, as Director of Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs at the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration, and as Counsel and Communications Adviser to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He also acted as a senior foreign policy and national security advisor to Democratic presidential and Congressional campaigns. Beyond government, Dan has counseled multinational corporations on ESG and sustainability strategies, with particular expertise in BHR, and was among the first U.S. attorneys to develop a corporate social responsibility practice, recognized by Chambers for his leadership in this field.

He has advised clients on engagement with Members of Congress, executive and foreign government officials, embassies, multilateral institutions, industry associations, NGOs, and the media. Dan also spent more than six years leading civilian efforts on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, holding the rank of Ambassador from 2014 to 2015. Currently, he is a partner at Akin Gump, a senior advisor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.