Kellyanne Conway served as Campaign Manager of the come-from-behind victory of Trump-Pence 2016, making her the first woman in U.S. history to successfully helm a presidential campaign. For nearly four years, Kellyanne served as Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor to the President at the White House, working on a range of issues affecting domestic and global policy.

She is the Founder and former President of The Polling Company, Inc./WomanTrend a privately-held, woman-owned corporation she operated form 1995-2021. She is one of the most quoted and noted pollsters on the national scene, having provided commentary on thousands of television shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, Fox News Channel, on the paid speaking circuit and for numerous radio shows and print stories. Throughout her multiple decades in market research, Kellyanne has provided primary research and advice for clients in all 50 states and has directed hundreds of demographic and attitudinal survey projects for statewide and congressional political races, trade associations, and Fortune 100 companies. Kellyanne is a “fully-recovered” attorney, licensed to practice law in four jurisdictions (Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia). She holds a law degree, with honors, from George Washington University Law Center and completed her undergraduate studies at Trinity College and Oxford University.

Kellyanne has served on numerous boards and advisory councils. Most recently, she started a new business which provides clients advice, polling, and media training. Her memoir will be published in spring 2022. She is mom to four amazing kids.

Kellyanne will be joining YAF's campus lecture program as part of the Robert and Patricia Herbold Lecture Series.