David Axelrod (political consultant)

David Axelrod
Axelrod in 2015
Senior Advisor to the President
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 10, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byBarry Jackson
Succeeded byDavid Plouffe
Personal details
Born (1955-02-22) February 22, 1955 (age 69)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Susan Landau
(m. 1979)
Children3
Parent
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)

David M. 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.[1][2] He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012.[3][4] Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune, and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015.[5] Until recently, Axelrod served as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics.[6] His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.[1][5][7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Amy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Smith, Ben (November 19, 2008). "Ben Smith's Blog: Axelrod, and other senior staff". Politico. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ^ MacCallum, Martha (February 2, 2011). "Axelrod Departs the White House, Prepares for New Mission to Re-Elect Obama". FoxNews.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Walsh, Ken (November 12, 2012). "The Election's Other Big Winner: David Axelrod". US News.
  5. ^ a b LoBianco, Tom (September 3, 2015). "Former Obama adviser Axelrod joining CNN". CNN Politics.
  6. ^ "Staff". University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Penguin Random House. February 2, 2016. ISBN 9780143128359. Retrieved April 4, 2019.