Tom DeFrank Tom DeFrank is a contributing editor at National Journal and was Washington bureau chief of the New York Daily News from 1996 to 2012. DeFrank was Newsweek 's senior White House correspondent for a quarter century, covering eight Presiden ...

Candy Crowley Candy Crowley is an award-winning journalist and one of the smartest and most astute observers of politics of our time. She served as CNN’s chief political correspondent and the host of its Sunday morning talk show State of the Union with Ca ...

Scott Smith Scott Smith is a nationally recognized leader who has used his education, business acumen and experience to distinguish himself as a leader in both private business and government. In an exceptional career spanning over thirty years, Smith has ...

Wendy Sherman Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman was sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on September 21, 2011, a position she had retained until October 2015.   Prior to this position, Under Secretary Sherman served as Vice Chair of Albri ...

Lindiwe Mazibuko Lindiwe Mazibuko was born in Manzini, Swaziland and raised in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She was educated at St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, where she matriculated in 1997. From there she pursued a Bachelor of Music degree at ...

Douglas Heye A veteran of politics since 1990, Douglas Heye has served in leading communications positions in the House of Representatives and United States Senate, the Republican National Committee, as well as serving in the George W. Bush Administration ...

Brent Colburn Brent Colburn, a veteran of both Democratic political campaigns and the Obama administration, served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. In this role he acted as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense ...

Bassem Youssef Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, was the host of popular TV show Al-Bernameg- which was the first of its kind political satire show in the Middle East region. Originally an online 5-minute show, Al-Bernameg became t ...

Christine Quinn Christine C. Quinn, an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of experience in public service, is widely recognized as one of the most effective elected officials in New York history. Chris has received extensive praise for her unmatc ...

Jay Newton-Small Jay Newton-Small is Washington correspondent for TIME. She is currently writing a book about women in politics. Newton-Small joined TIME in 2007 to cover the Democratic side of the 2008 presidential campaign, traveling with Hillary Clinto ...