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The individual biographical profiles are compiled by cross-referencing data from multiple sources: institutional websites (White House, DOD, DHHS, Congress), *Who’s Who in America?*, Leadership Library, First Street, Revolving Doors, Source Watch, Wikipedia, Legistorm, LinkedIn, the press (Washington Post, New York Times, Politico), and any other sources available on the web.
Executive Branch:

These semi-structured interviews were conducted using a common questionnaire by Anne-Laure Peaussier, Ulrike Lepont (PhD, University of Marseille), and Sébastien Guignier (IEP Bordeaux). It comprised three sets of questions: (i) social background, (ii) the degree of involvement in the public policy decision-making process, (iii) the reform models they championed (ideas and instruments advocated). The objective was to gather data on their personal and professional trajectories to supplement the sociobiographical profiles that had been compiled and to be able to reconstruct the dimensions and/or reform options around which these elites mobilized. Taking into account the historical context of their professional trajectories thus allows us to show how these elites can change or adapt their vision of the future of certain reforms in response to prevailing collective representations.