Karl Rove has been described by respected author and columnist Michael Barone in US News as "unique...no Presidential appointee has ever had such a strong influence on politics and policy, and none is likely to do so again anytime soon.” Rove has been called a master political strategist whose "game has always been long term,” says columnist David Broder, "and he plays it with an intensity and attention to detail that few can match.” The political writer Fred Barnes calls him "The greatest political mind of his generation and probably of any generation… He knows history, understands the moods of the public, and is a visionary on matters of public policy.”
Karl Rove is keeping this election season exciting by providing a "genuine feel of inside knowledge" (David Zurawik, TV critic, The Baltimore Sun). Other members of the media have said: "As you can imagine, Rove can slice delegates and demographics incredibly fine. His insights into the GOP race are particularly amazing." (Franklin Foer, Editor, The New Republic); "focused his punditry on what he knows best: strategy" (Megan Garber, Assistant Editor, Columbia Journalism Review); "Rove's substantive contributions [as a Fox News contributor] may now inspire a little work ethic among the celebrity talking heads who may be forced to bring to the news a little more data and a little less opinion, a recalibration that would be welcome to its devoted viewers." (Tobin Harshaw, Op-Ed Editor, The New York Times)
Karl Rove served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush. Mr. Rove oversaw the strategic planning, political affairs, public liaison, and intergovernmental affairs efforts of the White House. He was also Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policymaking process.
Karl Rove was the architect of the President's 2000 and 2004 campaigns and, for the 18 years before the start of the 2000 campaign, president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin, Texas-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, non-partisan causes, and non-profit groups. His clients have included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of Sweden.
The Colorado native attended the University of Utah, George Mason University and the University of Texas at Austin.
Mr. Rove has graduate students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and undergraduates in a joint appointment from the Journalism and Government Departments at the University of Texas at Austin and was also faculty member at the Salzburg Seminar.
He was a member of the Board of International Broadcasting, which oversaw operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the board of the McDonald Observatory. He was also a member of the boards of regents of two Texas state universities.
Mr. Rove and his wife, Darby, have one son.
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