David Axelrod
David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and Director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago. He is based in Chicago, Illinois, and was a top political advisor to President Bill Clinton and a chief campaign advisor to Barack Obama during the campaign for the presidency in 2008. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. Axelrod left the White House position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. Axelrod worked as political writer for the Chicago Tribune. He is the founder of AKPD Message and Media, and operated ASK Public Strategies, now called ASGK Public Strategies.