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At RealClearPolitics (RCP) we’re dedicated to providing our readers with better, more insightful analysis of the most important news and policy issues of the day. This analysis will be critical in the year ahead as the new administration charges ahead with new policy and legislative initiatives. RCP’s daily editorial curation and original reporting present balanced, non-partisan analysis that empowers our readers to stay informed.

RCP's staff of experienced journalists delivers insightful and impartial news and analysis from the White House, Congress, the campaign trail, and roundtable discussions on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News (500+ appearances already in 2017). This reporting is supplemented by in-depth exploration of the campaigns, candidates, and voting trends by in-house senior political analyst Sean Trende and elections analyst David Byler. We also field a roster of contributing columnists spanning the political spectrum. The mission of our original material, overseen by executive editor & Washington bureau chief Carl M. Cannon, is to give our readers an objective look at the news landscape every single day. In addition to RealClearPolitics, RealClear Media Group’s flagship brand, there are 14 RealClear brands that cover a wide range of interests from defense and religion to energy and science.

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Company History

Founded in 2000 by two news junkies from their Chicago apartment, RealClearPolitics grew out of a passion for combing the internet for the most interesting political stories of the day. Tom Bevan and John McIntyre wanted a site that contained the most pivotal information on the day’s need-to-know issues. It wasn’t long before they discovered they weren’t the only ones with this desire. Today, RealClearPolitics has grown from an intelligent aggregator into a comprehensive media company – RealClear Media Group (RCMG) – encompassing 15 specialty areas of coverage, original reporting from our staff of seasoned reporters, live events, the well-known RCP Poll Average, and original video. Read More

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Staff

Executive

John McIntyre

Co-founder & CEO

John McIntyre is the President and CEO of Real Clear Holdings, LLC parent company of RealClearPolitics. John co-founded the site in 2000 with Princeton University classmate Tom Bevan. Before launching RealClearPolitics, John worked as an independent trader on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He previously worked at Steve Fossett’s commodities trading company as a market-maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Prior to working in Chicago, John worked in Sydney, Australia selling managed futures funds for Ord Minnett and in Santiago, Chile for América Economía.

John has appeared on numerous networks and programs including CNBC, FOX News, MSNBC, C-Span, CNN, Reuters, BBC, The O'Reilly Factor, The Kudlow Report, and Special Report. As a result of John’s business leadership, RealClear now employs over 50 people and RealClearPolitics has become one of the most respected political brands in the country.

Tom Bevan

Co-founder & Publisher

Tom Bevan is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of RealClearPolitics. In addition to overseeing the editorial staff and writing regular features for RealClearPolitics, Tom’s work has appeared in numerous publications and he is featured frequently as a political analyst on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, and the BBC.

Tom hosts a weekly radio show on defense on 89 WLS in Chicago. He is also co-author with Carl Cannon of two eBooks on Election 2012: The Battle Begins and A Time for Choosing. They are currently working on a book about the future of the Republican Party.

Anand Ramanujan

CTO

Anand Ramanujan is Chief Technology Officer at RealClear and has been with the company since fall 2005. Anand has spent the last 9 years focused on news aggregation and ad serving technologies. BuzzTracker, a blog aggregation tool developed by Anand was sold to Yahoo in 2007. He is also Cofounder of Publir, an online ad services company.

Prior to joining RealClear, he worked as a Sr. Project Manager at LightSky, a web development firm based in Indiana. Prior to that, he worked for four years as Manager of Business Services at Participate Systems, a provider of online community technology products and services.

Anand holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Osmania University (India), a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University and a MBA from University of Notre Dame.

Erin Waters

President, RealClear Media Group

Waters oversees the business operations and vertical content channels for RealClearPolitics, increasing its overall audience and revenue while helping to promote and expand the existing platform.

Before joining RealClearPolitics, she served as publisher of Governing, a media organization focused on state and local information, and was responsible for editorial and business operations. During her tenure, Governing received industry recognition, including Jesse H. Neal Award, ASBPE Magazine of the Year and FOLIO Eddie, and it achieved revenue growth across the business platform.

Previously, Waters was at National Journal and Congressional Quarterly. A graduate of Rice University, she lives in Washington, D.C.

David DesRosiers

President, RealClear Foundation

Business

Christina Paulos

Director of Operations

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Christina Paulos is the Director of Operations and Business Development for RealClearPolitics. Her responsibilities include: strategic partnerships, syndication, and audience and product development. She joined RealClearPolitics in 2012 after working as a research assistant at the Transatlantic Academy, a research partnership between the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius. Previously, she coordinated the Jarbidge Resource Management Plan at the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management. She has also worked in operations and business development for multiple small businesses in Idaho and California. She has a bachelor’s degree in international relations, with a focus in international business, from the University of San Diego.

Ted Hamlin

Product & Analytics Manager

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Ted Hamlin is the Account Coordinator for the beltway, Southeast, and West Coast regions. A longtime reader of the site, Ted joined RealClearPolitics in 2014 after graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in Foreign Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies. Some of his previous work experience includes equity research and marketing at UBS Financial Services, as well as aiding with the 2012 reelection campaign for Tom Reed, the U.S. Rep from New York’s 23rd Congressional District.

Shelby Lopez

Director of Events

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Shelby Lopez is RealClearPolitics’ Business Development Coordinator. She joined RealClearPolitics in 2014 after serving as a Collegiate Development Consultant for Delta Gamma International Fraternity. Her professional involvement in defense began in 2012 when she joined a political consulting team in Tampa, Florida for that summer’s Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Northwestern University in 2013.

Menia Pappas

National Sales Director

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Menia Pappas is the Midwest & Mountain Sales Director for RealClearPolitics. Menia joined the team in 2015 after nearly 4 years as Midwest Regional Sales Manager with Forbes Media. Previously, she led the sales team for Time Out Chicago Kids, held the post of Northeast Sales Manager for Governing out of their DC office, and in 2005, was part of the launch team that brought Time Out Chicago to market. She got her start in the world of advertising and media sales at Today’s Chicago Woman. Menia has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism (Advertising/PR emphasis) and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Jennifer Sharkey

Marketing & Events Manager

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Jennifer Sharkey is the Events Manager for RealClearPolitics. She joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after working as the Deputy Finance Director for Congressman Ron Barber’s re-election campaign in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. Previously, she was a Clerical Assistant at Sweetwater Law Offices and interned for United Way, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, and Organizing for America. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and minors in Business Administration and Nonprofit Organizational Leadership from the University of Florida.

Christina Ricks

Director of Marketing

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Christina Ricks is the Senior Marketing Manager for RealClearPolitics. She joined RealClearPolitics in 2014 after working at Atlantic Media where she was a member of the team that launched National Journal Membership. Previously she has led marketing efforts at Home & Design magazine of DC, Maryland, and Virginia and was a member of the integrated marketing team at Parenting and Babytalk magazine (Time Inc.). She holds a bachelors degree in business from Hampton University and a master’s degree in communications from Georgetown University.

Kori Kemble

National Sales Director

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Kori Kemble is the Sales Director overseeing DC, Southeast and West Coast accounts for RealClearPolitics, responsible for advertising and event sponsorships for the publication. She joined RealClearPolitics at the start of 2015 after working for Government Executive Media Group as an Account Director interacting with clients looking to market to the federal government. Previously, she focused on state and local government at Governing Magazine. At Governing, she started as the Digital Media Manager where she oversaw all digital advertising revenue for governing.com and also worked on a complete redesign of site. Later, she moved into a Sales Manager position for the monthly magazine, website, and research group. Kori has a bachelor’s degree in advertising and sociology from the University of Georgia.

Liz Myers

Account Coordinator

Kyria Danna

Account Coordinator

Editorial

Carl M. Cannon

Executive Editor & Washington Bureau Chief

Carl M. Cannon is the Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics. Carl is a past recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting and the Aldo Beckman Award, the two most prestigious awards for White House coverage. Previous positions include Executive Editor of DefenseDaily.com, DC Bureau Chief for Reader's Digest and White House correspondent for both the Baltimore Sun and National Journal. He was a 2007 fellow-in-residence at Harvard University's Institute of Defense, a past president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, and is a published author.

Cory Gunkel

Assistant Editor, RealClearSports

Luke Hammerman

Assistant Editor, RealClearHealth

Karl Eisenhower is the Editor of RealClearHealth. He joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after working as the Web editor at Kaiser Health News. Prior to that Karl was the new media strategy editor at National Journal and was the assistant managing editor for newsroom operations at washingtonpost.com. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Wooster.

Kavon W. Nikrad

Senior Politics & Polling Editor, RealClearPolitics

Kavon W. Nikrad is Senior Defense & Polling Editor for RealClearPolitics. He joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after working as an editor, writer, and blogger. Kavon holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a master of public affairs degree from the University of Minnesota. He was selected as a policy fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Rebecca Berg

National Political Reporter

Rebecca Berg is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics, focusing on the 2016 Republican presidential primary. She worked previously as a political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and a congressional reporter for BuzzFeed. She has written also for The New York Times, NYMag.com, Washingtonian Magazine and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

James Hitchcock

Assistant Editor, RealClearPolitics

James Hitchcock a Junior Assistant Editor for RealClearPolitics. He joined RCP in 2015 after serving as a Research Assistant in college and working at a plastics company in his hometown of Evansville, IN beforehand. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Williams.

Kevin Sullivan

Senior Editor

Kevin B. Sullivan is a Senior Editor for RealClearPolitics. He rejoined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after working for a year as a freelance editor and writer for a variety of digital publications. Previously, he was managing editor of RealClearWorld.com. He has an M.A. in Defense from the George Washington University.

Robert Tracinski

Editor, RealClearFuture

Robert Tracinski studied philosophy at the University of Chicago and for more than 20 years has written about defense, markets, technology, and foreign policy. He has been published in dozens of newspapers, from the Chicago Tribune to the San Francisco Chronicle, and been featured on many radio and television shows, from Rush Limbaugh to “The O’Reilly Factor.” He is a senior writer at The Federalist and editor of The Tracinski Letter.

Ethan Sacks

Executive Editor, RealClearLife

Nicholas Nordseth

Senior Politics Editor

Nicholas Nordseth is the Senior Defense Editor for RealClearPolitics. He joined RealClearPolitics full-time in 2005 after working as an intern during the 2004 election. Nick has a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Northwestern University.

Tom Kavanagh

Copy Editor

Tom Kavanagh has been a Copy Editor for RealClearPolitics since 2011. Prior to that, he was the morning editor for AOL’s DefenseDaily, which followed an 18-year stint at the Washington Post, where his last position was deputy chief of the Style copy desk. Earlier roles include reporter, critic and editor at several other newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun, where he served as the arts editor. Tom has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Towson University and a master of liberal arts degree from Johns Hopkins.

Tony Mills

Editor, RealClearPolicy

Robert VerBruggen is Editor of RealClearPolicy. Before joining RealClear in 2013, he was a deputy managing editor for National Review; he has also held positions at The Washington Times and The National Interest. Robert has a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University.

Caitlin Huey-Burns

National Political Reporter

Caitlin Huey-Burns is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics. Before joining RealClearPolitics, she wrote for the defense and policy channel of U.S. News & World Report. Caitlin earned a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University and bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Alexis Simendinger

White House Correspondent

Alexis Simendinger is the White House Correspondent for RealClearPolitics. Before joining RealClearPolitics, she worked on a six-month project as an investigative reporter for the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, contributing to the official account of the 2008 financial meltdown. She previously covered the White House, Congress and national affairs for National Journal. Alexis won the Aldo Beckman Memorial Journalism Prize in 2008 for “excellence in White House coverage.”

Sean Trende

Senior Elections Analyst

Sean Trende is the Senior Elections Analyst for RealClearPolitics. He is the author of "The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs and Who Will Take It," and will co-author the forthcoming Almanac of American Defense 2014. Before becoming a full-time political analyst, Sean practiced law for eight years at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Hunton & Williams LLP, where he represented clients in a variety of contexts, from state trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States. Sean earned a juris doctorate from Duke University, a master's degree in political science from Duke University and bachelor's degree from Yale University.

John Waters

Editor, RealClearBooks

John Waters is an Editor for RealClearBooks and RealClearPolitics. He joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after working for War on the Rocks as a copy editor and editorial contributor. Previously, John’s published work on military and foreign affairs has appeared in Small Wars Journal and Foreign Policy Journal. From 2009 through 2015, he served in various intelligence and infantry positions as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, completing operational deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa region. John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in English.

Jeremy Fuzy

Editor, RealClearReligion

Nicholas G. Hahn III is the Editor of RealClearReligion. Prior to joining RealClear in April of 2011, Nicholas served in Donald Rumsfeld's Washington, D.C. office. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Catholic Studies from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. While at DePaul, Nicholas was a Phillips Foundation Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholar and was named among the 2006-2007 Top Ten Campus Conservative Activists by Young America's Foundation. Follow him on Twitter @NGHahn3.

Chris Beach

Editor, RealClearEducation

Ross Pomeroy

Editor, RealClearScience

Dr. Alex Berezow is the founding Editor of RealClearScience. He also is a member of the USA Today Board of Contributors. Furthermore, he co-authored the book Science Left Behind, which sold more than 5,000 copies. His work regularly appears in USA Today and The Economist, among other publications. In 2010, he earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Washington.

Tom Hartsfield

Assistant Editor, RealClearScience

Steven "Ross" Pomeroy is the Assistant Editor of RealClearScience. A zoologist and conservation biologist by training, Ross has nurtured a passion for journalism and writing his entire life. Ross weaves his insatiable curiosity and passion for science into regular posts and articles on RealClearScience's Newton Blog. Additionally, his work has appeared in Science Now and Scientific American.

James Arkin

Congressional Correspondent

James Arkin is the Congressional Correspondent for RealClearPolitics. He joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 after earning his master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism in Chicago. Previously, James has covered national security, defense and breaking news as an intern for the Center for Public Integrity, Politico, BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News and several other outlets. Before earning to his master’s degree, James received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University with a double major in political science.

John Tamny

Editor, RealClearMarkets

John Tamny is Editor of RealClearMarkets, Political Economy editor at Forbes, and senior economic adviser to Toreador Research & Trading. John frequently writes about the securities markets, along with tax, trade and monetary policy issues that impact those markets for a variety of publications including the Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, Financial Times, National Review and London’s Daily Telegraph. He's also the author of Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey and LeBron James Can Teach You About Economics. He’s a weekly guest on Forbes on Fox.

Prior to his present work, John worked in private wealth management for Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Tamny received a BA in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Mary Winter

Copy Editor

Mary Winter joined RealClearPolitics in 2015 as a part-time Copy Editor. Before that, she worked at the National Conference of State Legislatures. In 2012, she was the Colorado correspondent for Columbia Journalism Review’s Swing State Project. She has worked at the Denver Post, DefenseDaily.com, Rocky Mountain News and at newspapers in Arizona and Texas as a writer and editor. She has a communications degree from Arizona State University.

Brian Willett

Assistant Editor, RealClearFuture & RealClearEnergy

Brian Willett is the Editor of RealClearTechnology. He joined RealClearPolitics in 2014. He has served as a research assistant for The Transom newsletter since 2012 and as a contributor to TheFederalist.com since 2013. He was also a paralegal for five years prior to joining RealClearPolitics. He has a bachelor’s in journalism and history from Samford University.

David Byler

Elections Analyst

David Byler is an Elections Analyst for RealClearPolitics. David joined RealClearPolitics after graduating from Princeton University with a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering. He has been involved in academic research on congressional redistricting, fishery collapse and disease dynamics.

Joel Weickgenant

Editor, RealClearWorld

Joel Weickgenant came to RealClearWorld from Stratfor, where he worked as an editor for three years. Based in Europe since 2010, his work has appeared in a number of major publications, from The New York Times to the Wall Street Journal.

Ian Schwartz

Video Editor, RealClearPolitics

David Craig

Editor, RealClearDefense

David Craig is the Editor of RealClearDefense. He has nearly 20 years of experience as a Defense Analyst in the United States Marine Corps and extensive experience in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and South Asia. David has published in War on the Rocks, Small Wars Journal and Foreign Policy Journal. He has a Masters in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College.

Tim Hains

Video Assistant Editor, RealClearPolitics

Emily Goodin

Managing Editor, RealClearPolitics

Dan Holland

Assistant Editor, RealClearMarkets

Blake Baiers

Assistant Editor, RealClearDefense & RealClearWorld

A.B. Stoddard

Associate Editor & Columnist, RealClearPolitics

Sandra Erwin

Pentagon Correspondent, RealClearDefense

Diana Crandall

Social Media Editor, RealClearLife

Sabrina McMillin

Social Media Coordinator, RealClear Media Group

Jace Lington

Assistant Editor, RealClearInvestigations

Ben Krimmel

Assistant Editor, RealClearSports

Tom Kuntz

Editor,
RealClearInvestigations

James Varney

Editor,
RealClearInvestigations

Gaspard Le Dem

Video Producer

Adrian Lam

Editor, RealClearLife

Technology

Ivan Delgado

VP of Technology

Michael Brockway

Project Manager

Rowland Rose

Product Manager

Abraham Arango

Web Developer

Edgar Medina

Web Developer

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