About Rick Berman Rick Berman founded Berman and Company – a full-service research and communications firm in 1987. Prior to that Rick was employed as an Executive Vice President for Pillsbury – corporate attorney for Bethlehem Steel and The Dana Corporation – as well as Director of Labor Law for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Through his public affairs firm Berman […]
About Dr. Sebastian Gorka Dr. Sebastian Gorka is Deputy Assistant to the President. He was born in the UK to parents who escaped Communism during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He is an internationally recognized authority on issues of national security, irregular warfare, terrorism, and democratization, having worked in government and the private and NGO sectors in Europe and the United States. […]
About Floyd Abrams Floyd Abrams is an expert on constitutional law – and many arguments in the briefs he has written before the United States Supreme Court have been adopted as the United States Constitutional interpretative law as it relates to the First Amendment and free speech. He is an attorney at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He is the William J. […]
About Rocco Commisso Rocco Commisso Founder, Chairman and CEOMediacom Communications Corporation Rocco Commisso is a proud Italian immigrant succes stories. Born in Calabria, Italy, Rocco immigrated to the United States at age 12. His career in the cable television industry spans over 37 years. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Mediacom Communications Corporation, a company he founded in 1995 […]
About Hank Sheinkopf Hank Sheinkopf is a public relations powerhouse and master of communications strategy. An early creator of integrated strategic campaigns using all forms of media – Sheinkopf has won national and international awards for his radio and TV productions. Sheinkopf worked as a meat cutter and a police officer before being introduced to political consulting as a union organizer. […]
About Ray Kelly Mayor David Dinkins just turned 90 years old this week. He was the 106thMayor of the City of New York elected in 1989. Prior to Mayor, he served as NYS Assemblyman, President of the NYC Board of Elections, City Clerk and Manhattan Borough President. As the first (and only) African American Mayor of NYC, major successes of note […]
About Merryl Tisch Merryl Tisch is the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and wife of James S. Tisch. In November 2015, she stepped down from her role after nearly 20 years on the board. Early in her career, she taught first graders at the Ramaz School in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and at the […]
About Ray Kelly Ray Kelly, former New York Police Commissioner was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in its history and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. A lifelong New Yorker – Kelly had spent 47 years in the NYPD. Kelly was a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel – Director of Police […]
About Patrick Buchanan Patrick Buchanan has been a senior advisor to three Presidents – a two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination – and was the presidential nominee of the Reform Party in 2000. From 1966 through 1974 – Mr. Buchanan was an assistant to Richard Nixon. Leaving the White House in 1974 – Mr. Buchanan became a syndicated columnist […]
About Cyrus Vance Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. was sworn in as ManhattanCounty District Attorney in 2010. Over the following years – Mr. Vance enhanced the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding the office’s expertise on an array of 21st century crimes – including identity theft – cybercrime – white-collar fraud – hate […]
About Dr. Keith Stewart Dr. Keith Stewart, MB, ChB, is a consultant in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Mayo Clinic; and recognized as the Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Professor of Cancer Research. Dr. Stewart received an M.B., Ch.B. degree at Aberdeen University Medical School in the United Kingdom, and an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario. […]
About Joseph Crowley Congressman Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14thcongressional district. He was first elected in 1998, the 14th district takes in Queens and East New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Chairman of the Queens County Democratic Party and became the Chair of the […]
About Elias Husamudeen President Elias Husamudeen, President of the Corrections Officers Benevolent Assoctiation since April of 2016. A correction Officer of more than 28 years, Elias has risen in the ranks within the Union to now leading the Union as President of the 9,500 member organization. Elias started his career in 1988 as a Correction Officer with the New York […]
About Dan Garodnick New York City Councilman Dan Garodnick is New York City Councilman representing Manhattan’s 4th District since 2006 representing the Tudor City area of Manhattan. Prior to running for elected office – Garodnick practiced as a securities litigator at the New York law firm of Paul – Weiss – Rifkind – Wharton & Garrison LLP. Councilman Garodnick is […]
About Chief Terence Monahan Chief Terence Monahan Chief of Patrol, formerly an Assistant Chief serving asthe Executive Officer of the Chief of Department Office, succeeds Chief Carlos M. Gomez as Chief of Patrol. Diana L. Pizzuti, formerly an Assistant Chief serving as the Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, succeeds Chief Raymond Spinella as Chief of Personnel. Chief Monahan […]
About Bill Richardson Governor Bill Richardson has led a distinguished public-service career for more than 30 years as a U.S. Congressman (1982-1996) – U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) – and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton (1998-2000). As a diplomat and Special Envoy – Richardson has received four Nobel Peace Prize nominations – and has successfully […]
About Rand Paul Unites States Senator Rand Paul a physician and politician from Kentucky. In office since 2011 – Paul currently serves in the United States Senate as a member of the Republican Party. Paul has been considered a supporter of the Tea Party movement – and a vocal critic of the Federal Reserve System. He has opposed NSA mass […]
About Ronald T. Hosko Ronald T. Hosko is the President of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. A fund which provides a legal defense for members of law enforcement. He is a former Assistant Director of the FBI retired and April 2014 after a thirty year career in the FBI. He began his work as a Special Agent in Jackson, […]
About Bill deBlasio Bill deBlasio – New York City Mayor – Democrat is serving as the 109th mayor of New York City. From 2010 to 2013 – he held the citywide office of New York City Public Advocate. Mayor deBlasio recently announced a new war against homelessness in the City. He formerly served as a New York City Council member […]
About Laura Hickey Laura Hickey is Her Majesty’s Deputy Consul General in New York. In this role, Laura supports the Consul General with the promotion of UK economic, commercial, foreign policy and national security priorities, consular services, as well as being responsible for strategic oversight of teams that deal with political engagement, events and visit programmes and communications work in […]
About Shola Olatoye Shola Olatoye is the Chair & Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). She was appointed on February 8 – 2014. NYCHA is the largest public housing authority in the nation – providing decent and affordable housing for more than 620 -000 New Yorkers with low and moderate incomes. Before her appointment as […]
About Jeff Klein State Senator Jeff Klein – a Democrat was first elected to the state senate in 2004. He represents parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties. He currently serves as Senate Coalition Co-Leader and Leader of the Independent Democratic Conference – a conference which he co-founded in 2011. In 2014 – Senator Klein was the prime sponsor of the […]
About John Miller John Miller is the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of the NYPD. He is the former Associate Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analytic Transformation and Technology. Prior to that – he was an Assistant Director of Public Affairs for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – where he was the bureau’s national spokesman. Miller is […]
About Scott Walker Governor Scott Walker is the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the Milwaukee County Executive. First elected governor in the 2010 Wisconsin general election and was reelected governor in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. The response to Walker’s policies included protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol and […]
About Newt Gingrich Former Speaker Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. After the 1994 mid-term elections – Newt Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years. While he was House speaker – the House enacted welfare reform – passed a capital gains tax cut in 1997 – and in 1998 passed […]
About Douglas Schoen Douglas Schoen is a political analyst – pollster – author – and commentator. He is a schoenpolitical analyst for Fox News and a columnist for Newsmax. He is a founding partner and principal strategist for Penn – Schoen, and Berland and has worked on the campaigns of many Democratic Party candidates including Ed Koch and Bill Clinton. He […]
About Betsy McCaughey Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction to a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections. A historian by training – with a Ph.D. from Columbia University […]
About Bill Bratton Commissioner Bill Bratton is the former New York City Police Commissioner. He is now the Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk; Senior Managing Director, Teneo. The Commissioner resigned the in 2016 to enter private practice. In terms of terrorism, Bratton was the “Top Cop” in the world. He has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department […]
About James K. Kallstrom James K. Kallstrom is a former assistant FBI director. He led the investigation into the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800. He was a supervising agent in the New York investigation of the Cosa Nostra criminal network that resulted in the Mafia Commission Trial of 1985–1986. Kallstrom worked for 27 years at the FBI and has […]
About Patrick Theros Ambassador Patrick Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar – 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism – responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counter-terrorism activities outside the United States – 1993–1995; Political Advisor to the Commander in […]
