Matthew Dowd

Matthew Dowd is a political strategist and commentator who has advised chief executives and politicians on both sides of the aisle and served as chief political analyst for ABC News. He is the New York Times best-selling coauthor of Applebee's America and the founder of ListenTo.Us, a community for independent-minded people interested in commonsense leadership. In A New Way: Embracing the Paradox as We Lead and Serve, he draws on turbulent times in his own life to offer a model for leadership built on embracing eight paradoxes, from truth and uncertainty to delegation and accountability.