Democracy at Work: A series with David Axelrod

David Axelrod is a preeminent American political strategist and commentator and the former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama.

Axelrod was the founding director of the University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Chicago, Professor of Practice at Arizona State University and senior political commentator for CNN. He is the host of The Axe Files, a top-rated podcast featuring in-depth conversations with public figures across the political spectrum.

A former political writer for the Chicago Tribune, Axelrod produced media strategy and advertising for 150 campaigns across the U.S., culminating in President Obama’s historic elections. Axelrod is also the author of The New York Times best-selling memoir, "Believer: My Forty Years in Politics."

Events in this series are in collaboration with various partners of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, including the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which hosted the Feb. 22 event, and the ASU Civic Engagement Coalition student organization for the March 19 event.

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