David Axelrod

Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant based in Chicago , Illinois . He is best known as a top political advisor to President Barack Obama , first in Obama's 2004 campaign for the U.S. Senate in Illinois and later as chief strategist for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign . Following the 2008 election , he was appointed as Senior Advisor to President Obama. Axelrod is the founder of AKP&D Message and Media , was a political writer for the Chicago Tribune , and operated ASK Public Strategies, now called ASGK Public Strategies. He is also a supporter of Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool , who helped Axelrod begin his firm (under the name Axelrod and Associates).

Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and Director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago . He is based in Chicago , Illinois , and was a top political advisor to President Bill Clinton and a chief campaign advisor to Barack Obama during the campaign for the presidency in 2008 . After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. Axelrod left the White House position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012 . Axelrod worked as political writer for the Chicago Tribune . He is the founder of AKPD Message and Media , and operated ASK Public Strategies, now called ASGK Public Strategies.

American political consultant For other persons with this name, see David Axelrod (disambiguation) David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama 's presidential campaigns. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President . He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012 . Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune , and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. As of December 2019 , Axelrod serves as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics . His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics . University of Chicago Institute of Politics .

Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant , analyst , and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama 's presidential campaigns. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President . He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012 . Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune , and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. Until recently, Axelrod served as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics . His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics .

Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst . A member of the Democratic Party , he is best known for being the chief strategist to Barack Obama during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. In addition, during Obama's first term , Axelrod worked in the White House as the Senior Advisor to the President . Born and raised in New York City , Axelrod started his career as a political reporter for the Chicago Tribune . He subsequently helped lead Paul Simon 's successful 1984 bid for the U.S. Forming a political consultancy firm, Axelrod built a reputation as a sought-after Democratic strategist, especially in Illinois. Daley , to whom he served as a longtime advisor. Axelrod also grew his national profile advising figures like John Edwards during his 2004 presidential campaign and Rahm Emanuel for the 2006 midterms . During the 2008 presidential election , Axelrod worked as the chief strategist to Barack Obama, whom he had first met in the early 1990s. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. He left the position in early 2011 to become the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012 . Following the campaign, Axelrod retired from consulting and served as the director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics from 2012 until 2023. He has also been a Senior Political Commentator on CNN since 2015.