'''Robert Hunter Biden''' (born February 4, 1970) is an American lawyer and lobbyist who is the second son of former [[Vice President of the United States|U.S. Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]]. He co-founded Rosemont Seneca Partners, an international consulting firm.
Biden served on the board of [[Burisma Holdings]], a major [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[natural gas]] producer, from 2014 to 2019. He has been the subject of debunkedcontroversial right-wing conspiracy theoriesallegations concerning his business dealings in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/sondland-testified-misleading-ukraine-story-spread-among-conservatives-social-media-n1087511|title=As Sondland testified, a misleading Ukraine story spread among conservatives on social media|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> [[Trump–Ukraine scandal|U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged attempt to pressure the Ukrainian government]] to investigate Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by withholding foreign aid<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/24/donald-trump-ukraine-military-aid-1509070|title=Trump changes story on withholding Ukraine aid|last=Forgey|first=Quint|website=[[Politico]]|date=September 24, 2019 |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="suggests">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/giuliani-says-he-can-t-be-100-percent-sure-trump-n1057561|title=Trump suggests he tied Ukraine funding to corruption, cites Biden allegations|last1=Pettypiece|first1=Shannon|last2=Smith|first2=Allan|date=September 23, 2019|publisher=[[NBC News]] |accessdate=October 6, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/9/20/20875471/rudy-giuliani-chris-cuomo-cnn-meltdown-trump-ukraine-cnn |title=Rudy Giuliani's viral CNN meltdown over Trump and Ukraine, briefly explained| last=Rupar |first=Aaron |date=September 20, 2019 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |accessdate=September 20, 2019 }}</ref> triggered an [[impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump|impeachment inquiry]] in September 2019.
In October 2019, Biden resigned from the Board of Directors of a Chinese private investment fund he co-founded, [[BHR Partners]], saying he wanted to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest while his father was running for president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/10/13/20912336/hunter-biden-resigns-chinese-firm-impeachment-inquiry-joe-trump|title=Hunter Biden resigns from a Chinese firm amid controversy over his business dealings|website=Vox|last=van Wagtendonk|first=Anya|date=October 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name=CNBC191013/>
