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Tony West (attorney)
Tony West (born August 12, 1965) is an American lawyer who currently serves as Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for PepsiCo, Inc.〔(PepsiCo Names Tony West Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary )(Oct. 7, 2014)〕 West previously served as the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice, and Assistant Attorney General of the (Civil Division ), the largest litigating division in the Department of Justice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet the Associate Attorney General )〕 During his time at the Department, West played an integral role in the Obama Administration's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) after concluding that the statute was unconstitutional.〔Jonathan Capehart, ("Tony West, straight hero in fight for gay marriage, to leave Justice Department" ), Washington Post (Sept. 14, 2014)〕
West also secured nearly $37 billion for American consumers and investors harmed by the financial crisis〔Ben Protess, ("Tony West, Top Nemesis of Big Banks, Is Leaving Justice," ) New York Times (Sept. 3, 2014)〕 and elevated the Department's efforts to improve public safety in Indian country, including the landmark tribal provisions in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).〔Sari Horwitz,("Tony West, third-ranking official at Justice Department, to step down," ) Washington Post (Sept. 3, 2014).〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the20th Annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference - OPA - Department of Justice )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Remarks by Associate Attorney General Tony West at the Four Corners Conference - OPA - Department of Justice )〕 On August 21, 2014, West secured a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America – the largest settlement with a single entity in American history — to resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries, including Countrywide Financial Corporation and Merrill Lynch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis )〕
==Early life and education==
Tony West was born in San Francisco, California, to parents Franklin and Peggy West.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title =Tony West Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (since April 2009) )〕 His father, the first person in his family to attend college, was born and raised in Georgia and worked for IBM; while his mother, who was a teacher, was born and raised in Alabama.〔 West was raised in San Jose, California, where he lived with his two younger sisters; Pamela and Patricia. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, a Catholic, all-male, private secondary school, where he served as freshman class president, before graduating in 1983.
West received his Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard University in 1987, where he served as the Publisher of the Harvard Political Review. In 1988, West began volunteering and working on political campaigns, engaging in Democratic political causes, such as working as the chief of staff to the Boston, Massachusetts treasurer of Michael Dukakis's presidential campaign. West also served as a finance director to the Democratic Governors Association, until 1989.〔 He received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1992, where he served as the President of the Stanford Law Review.〔(Leahy Hails Senate Confirmation Of West To No. 3 Position At DOJ ) (July 25, 2013)〕 While attending Stanford, he worked as a summer intern for Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman in 1990.〔 He also worked as a summer intern for Tuttle & Taylor, and Morrison & Foerster in 1991.〔
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