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The Clinton Foundation announced Friday it is shaking up its leadership team, replacing its chief executive officer with a longtime aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at least temporarily.

CEO Eric Braverman is stepping down from his post, the foundation said. The position will be filled on an interim basis by Maura Pally, a Hillary Clinton confidante who worked as a deputy assistant secretary during Clintons time at the State Department. Pally joined the Clinton Foundation in 2013 to supervise Secretary Clintons Foundation-related activities, exploring new opportunities and ways to leverage existing Foundation efforts, according to an internal email from then-CEO Bruce Lindsey at the time of Pallys hiring.

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Pally also has been named a senior vice president for women and youth programs at the foundation.

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I am incredibly honored and humbled by the opportunity to step into this role during this transition, Pally said in a statement. We have a remarkable legacy here, and an even bigger opportunity ahead.

Pally is also close with Cheryl Mills, a top Clinton adviser.

Braverman, the outgoing CEO, was struggling in recent months, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the foundations internal workings but a change in leadership at the foundation was expected prior to a potential Clinton presidential campaign.

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Braverman, a graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School, was a friend and former colleague of Chelsea Clinton at the consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

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