Klain

Klain is a surname. It is most commonly associated with American political figures who have held high-level government roles.

Ron Klain (born 1961) is an American lawyer and political operative who has served in several senior government positions. He was Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden from 2009 to 2011 and later served as White House Chief of Staff to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. In 2014 he led the U.S. government’s Ebola response as the Ebola czar, officially functioning as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator.

The surname Klain is relatively uncommon. In public discourse, the name is largely recognized through Ron Klain’s roles in the Obama and Biden administrations. The term may appear in other contexts as a family name, but Ron Klain’s public positions are the most notable association for the name.