Chelsea Victoria Clinton, born on February 27, 1980, is an American writer and the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Her extensive education includes degrees from Stanford, Oxford (culminating in a 2014 Ph.D. in international relations), and Columbia; notably, as a five-year-old, she wrote to President Ronald Reagan about a controversial visit. Clinton played a significant public role in her mother's 2008 and 2016 Democratic presidential campaigns, serving as a surrogate and introducing her at national conventions.

Her professional life includes diverse roles at McKinsey & Company, NBC, Columbia University, and New York University, alongside serving on the board of the Clinton Foundation. Beyond her professional engagements, she is a prolific author, having penned best-selling children's non-fiction books and co-authored a scholarly adult book on global health policy.