John Michael Quinn (August 16, 1949 – May 8, 2024) was an American lawyer, businessman and CNN television commentator.
He later attended Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal, while also serving as a staff member on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (1969–1973) and, later, as a legislative assistant to Senator Floyd K. Haskell of Colorado (1973–1975).
[citation needed] After Clinton and Gore won the election, Quinn was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to the Vice President.
[2] Quinn served on the Boards of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (1997–98), Fannie Mae (1997–2000) and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial.
Quinn co-chaired the Governance and Compliance Committee of Academi with former Attorney General and Senator John Ashcroft.
Quinn was among the lawyers involved in promoting the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which became law when Congress overrode the veto issued by President Barack Obama.