Tina Tchen
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Tina Tchen is a prominent advocate for social justice and gender equality, with a background in law and public service. This interview reveals her commitment to driving transformative change and her belief in the power of collective action to address societal issues.
“Our biggest scandal, as we like to not say. You're right on. I will say I learned a lot from that, and to Michelle Obama's credit, she just sort of understood it and embraced it. And we just did what we had to do.”
“Yeah, well, and I work, you know, I wore black armbands to school, right? And I'm 12 years old. I'm like in eighth grade and I'm wearing a black armband. My father, interestingly enough, I think it came from my dad.”
“I, you know, you can feel it when you've got the gap and you're not really sure, you know, and you're trying to try out a new person or you're not really sure what's happened to your kid during the day, you know, the toll that it takes on you while you're trying to concentrate on your work.”
“No, it was part of, I mean, so I married someone who was a year ahead of me at Harvard, and he had already taken a job in state government. And that's how we first landed in Springfield. So I was joining him.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 399 — Tina Tchen
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