Born in Chicago in 1949 to Greek-American mother and Italian-American father. Graduated from Knox College in 1971 and Georgetown University Law in 1976. Worked as trial attorney and Capitol Hill counselor before founding Podesta Group
Born in 1962 in Yonkers, New York to Jewish parents. Moved to Paris in 1971 with mother and Holocaust survivor stepfather. Graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School