Party People

Robby Mook is not only one of the smartest strategists in the Democratic Party—he’s also one of the best people you’ll ever met anywhere in politics to boot. A native of Sharon, Vermont, Robby got his start working local races in the Green Mountain State and has gone on to help Democratic candidates win in just about every other state in the union too. Along the way, he helped change the way modern campaigns are run during his time working for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential race; stumped Barack Obama’s historic campaign by beating him in four different primary states in 2008; and led House Democrats to pick up 7 seats against the odds in 2012—while also becoming one of the patron saints of our host's political career in the process. He was most recently the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, where he helped make history as his candidate became the first woman nominated by a major party. And he is currently a Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, where he’s working to a