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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. 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. This reporting is supplemented by in-depth exploration of campaigns, candidates, and voting trends by in-house senior political analyst Sean Trende. 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 14 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

Staff

Executive

Tom Bevan

Co-Founder and Executive Editor of RealClearPolitics

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.

David DesRosiers

Publisher of RealClear and President of RealClearFoundation

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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.

Erin Waters

President & COO

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.

Ivan Delgado

CIO, RealClear Media Group

Business

Liz Martin

VP of Sales

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Kailey Miller

Account Manager

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Anita Karki

Ad Ops Manager

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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.

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

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.

Tom Kuntz

Editor,
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Chandler Lasch

Editor, RealClearReligion

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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.

Nick Nordseth

Senior Politics Editor

Nick 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.

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.

Susan Crabtree

National Political Correspondent

Philip Wegmann

White House Correspondent

Eric Felten

National Correspondent, RealClearInvestigations

Mark Hemingway

Senior Writer, RealClearInvestigations

Bill Scher

Columnist

Frank Miele

Columnist

Jude Clemente

Editor RealClearEnergy

Nathan Harden

Editor RealClearEducation

Ian Schwartz

Video Editor, RealClearPolitics

A.B. Stoddard

Associate Editor & Columnist, RealClearPolitics

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.

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.

J. Peder Zane

Columnist,
RealClearPolitics

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RealClearInvestigations

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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.

Bill Zeiser

Editor, RealClearPolicy

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Technology

Rowland Rose

Director of Technology

Abraham Arango

Senior Web Developer

Jason Hooper

Systems Administrator

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Web Developer

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Web Developer

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