was involved in the settlement. Sperling told ProPublica he was not involved in the negotiations and only "helped decide that settlement money would go toward reducing principal on mortgages for borrowers whose homes were worth less than their mortgages." The Financial Times reported that Sperling met with groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to persuade them of the benefits the deal would have for borrowers. Biden administration On March 15, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that Sperling was selected to oversee the roll-out of the newly signed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Personal life Sperling is married to television writer Allison Abner, whom he met when he was a consultant on NBC's The West Wing. They have a daughter, Nina, and a son, Miles. Works Notes References External links "The Pro-Growth Progressive" - Gene Sperling speaks at Google Obama appointee Sperling was key H-1B broker, Computerworld, January 11, 2011 |- 1958 births Living people 21st-century American economists Biden administration personnel Center for American Progress people Clinton administration personnel Economists from Michigan Goldman Sachs people Jewish American government officials Obama administration personnel People from Ann Arbor, Michigan Senior Advisors to the President of the United States University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Yale Law School alumni