David Axelrod
David Axelrod is a preeminent American political strategist and commentator and the former chief
strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Axelrod was the founding director of the
University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at
the University of Chicago, as a senior political commentator for CNN, and as a Professor of Practice at
Arizona State University. He is the host of "The Axe Files," a top-rated podcast featuring in depth
conversations with public figures across the political spectrum. A former political writer for the Chicago
Tribune, Axelrod produced media strategy and advertising for 150 campaigns across the U.S., culminating
in President Obama’s historic elections. Axelrod is also the author of The New York Times best-selling
memoir, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.