About Mark McKinnon
He has served as chief media advisor to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns. He was vice chairman of Public Strategies, Inc., later acquired by Hill & Knowlton Strategies, and president of Maverick Media. He co‑created, co‑executive produced and co‑hosted Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, consulted on HBO’s The Newsroom and Netflix’s House of Cards, and wrote regularly for The Daily Beast and The Daily Telegraph.