Barack H. Obama

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Prior to being elected President, he taught law at the University of Chicago (1991-2004), practiced law at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland (1993-2004), served in the Illinois State Senate (1997-2004), and served in the United States Senate (2005-08). His presidency is credited with bringing the economy he inherited back from the brink of a depression, fighting the war on terrorism in a smart and effective way, making health care possible for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions, saving the auto industry, re-opening diplomatic ties with Cuba, and forging an important treaty that limits Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons. At Harvard Law School, he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.