Chelsea Clinton Biography

Chelsea Clinton was born in 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas, while her father, Bill Clinton, was serving as Governor for the state of Arkansas. Chelsea’s upbringing in Little Rock was much like any other child’s; she attended public school during her elementary years and enjoyed a wide circle of friends in her hometown. Her life took a turn in 1993, however, when at the age of twelve she was uprooted from Little Rock and moved to Washington, D.C., so her father could serve as the nation’s 42^nd President.

Chelsea Clinton grew up in the spotlight, spending her formative teenage years in the nation’s White House. After graduating from Sidwell Friends High School in 1997, she enrolled in Stanford University where she received a B.A. in History in 2001. She then went on to receive her Master’s Degree first from Oxford University, and then later a Masters of Public Health degree from Columbia University in New York City.

Although Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother, Hillary Rodham Clinton, during her 2008 run for president, and supported both parents during their time as President and Secretary of State, she has successfully distinguished herself from her family with a string of impressive accomplishments. Chelsea’s first professional appointment was with the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which she joined in 2003. She later went on to work for Avenue Capital Group, serve on the board for the School of American Ballet, and appear as a correspondent for NBC. She has also served on the board of the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, recently welcomed their first child, a daughter, in 2014.