Richard Wolffe

Richard Wolffe is a political analyst, MSNBC contributor, and former senior White House correspondent for Newsweek who brings insider perspective and sharp analysis to the forces shaping American politics and global affairs. His books on the Obama presidency provide rare behind-the-scenes accounts of presidential leadership and political strategy.

A Career at the Intersection of Media and Politics

Wolffe covered the White House, Wall Street, and global affairs during a distinguished career at Newsweek before becoming a regular political analyst for MSNBC. He is the author of Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House and Renegade: The Making of a President, both of which drew on extensive access to provide insider accounts of presidential decision-making. His reporting has taken him from Washington and Wall Street to Westminster and the West Bank.

Making Sense of American Politics

Wolffe’s presentations help audiences cut through partisan noise to understand the deeper forces driving political decisions and policy outcomes. His balanced analysis makes complex political dynamics accessible without oversimplifying them. His keynotes deliver expert analysis on American political trends and their implications for business, presidential leadership and decision-making, the role of media in democracy and public discourse, and the forces shaping policy that every business leader needs to understand.

Change in Washington

After three Change elections in a row, can Washington and the White House change themselves or the wider world before the 2012 election? Obama came into power promising big changes at home and overseas, but was it too much for the nation and for business? Will we see more or less change in a divided Washington as the next campaign gears up? How will Washington’s battles affect the economy, the markets, two wars and diplomacy? Richard Wolffe, a political analyst with global experience covering the biggest stories of the last decade, offers a road map to understanding the dynamics, characters and disputes that shape the White House, Congress and the world beyond the Beltway. From what’s happening in Washington and on Wall Street to what’s going on in Westminster and the West Bank, Richard Wolffe can make sense of it all.

From Renegade to Revival: the Making and Unmaking of President Obama

In 2004, he was a little-known state senator from Illinois. Just four years later, he was elected the leader of the free world. The meteoric rise of Barack Obama is something that scholars will be evaluating for years to come, but what is it about Barack Obama that captured the attention of so many Americans? And how did he squander the extraordinary popularity that followed? Based on his two Obama books, Richard Wolffe gives audiences an unvarnished and up-close look at the making and unmaking of a president. Thanks to his unrivaled sources, Wolffe examines Obama’s repeated near death experiences and the resurrections that followed. Wolffe helps us all understand how Obama got to where he is and where he is taking the country ahead of his 2012 run for re-election.