The Obama Presidency and an Election Preview – Analysis by Mark McKinnon (GNSEA)

September 15, 2010, 6:00pm

Summary:

There are only “a handful of players behind every big decision, consensus or roadblock in Washington… putting a unique, sometimes hidden stamp on the outcome of today’s debates,” and Gen Next Seattle is meeting with one of them. One of the country's most senior and independent political advisors and President of Maverick Media Mark McKinnon will visit with Gen Next Members and guests to peel back the political onion and dive into the center of the most urgent issues facing the country. He will also offer insights how the greatest communicators will ultimately dictate and craft the future direction of the country.

This is a rare opportunity to sit down with someone who has advised the likes of Bono, Lance Armstrong, President George W. Bush, Congressman Charlie Wilson, Senator John McCain, and late former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Read more about Mr. McKinnon below. This Program is open to Members and guests of Members only, and the invite is not transferrable. The conversation will be off the record.

Detail:

Open to members and guests only.

When: September 15 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Bellevue, TBD
RSVP: chrisr@gen-next.org

Mark McKinnon

McKinnon is an award-winning media producer and communications strategist who has served as principal media advisor for hundreds of corporate and political campaigns around the world. McKinnon has helped engineer five winning presidential primary and general elections.  He has been awarded more than 30 Pollie and Telly awards, honoring the nation's best political and public affairs advertising.

According to Broadcasting and Cable magazine, McKinnon is one of "a handful of players behind every big decision, consensus or roadblock in Washington...putting a unique, sometimes hidden stamp on the outcome of today's debates."

He currently serves on the boards of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Change Congress, an organization dedicated to campaign finance reform, and lectures at the JFK School of Government at Harvard University and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

McKinnon attended UT Austin and served as editor of the award-winning university newspaper, The Daily Texan. He spent several years in Nashville working as a song-writer with Kris Kristofferson. McKinnon also is a two-time Ironman finisher.   He is married and has two daughters.