Karl Rove

Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, Fox News Contributor

Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. He oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policy-making process.

Before Rove became known as “The Architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for over 75 Republican political candidates, as well as non-partisan causes and non-profit groups.

Today, Mr. Rove writes a weekly op-ed for the Wall Street Journal and is a Fox News contributor. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Courage and Consequence, and The Triumph of William McKinley, which details the 1896 Presidential election, including Theodore Roosevelt’s aid to McKinley’s efforts. He is the founder of the American Crossroads/Senate Leadership Fund super-PAC.