Kellyanne Conway

Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway is CEO and president of the polling company™, inc. a privately-held, woman-owned corporation founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC and maintains an office in New York City. Mrs. Conway is one of the most quoted and noted pollsters on the national scene. Recently, she was recognized as the most accurate predictor of the 2004 elections and received the Washington Post’s “Crystal Ball” award. the polling company™, inc., currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, specializes in quantitative and qualitative research and analysis, and provides strategic counsel for a diverse portfolio of clients in the political, corporate, legal, public affairs, not-for-profit and media sectors. These clients have included the Microsoft Corporation, Philip Morris (now Altria), ABC News, American Express, Major League Baseball, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Unilever, Cendant Corporation, Spelling Entertainment, New York Magazine, The New York Post, Ladies’ Home Journal, Safeway Companies, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Americans for Tax Reform, National Journal’s The Hotline, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, The Heritage Foundation, Golden Rule Insurance, Club for Growth, National Rifle Association and a number of political clients, committees and independent groups. Throughout her 16-year polling career, Kellyanne has provided primary research and advice for clients in 46 of the 50 states and has directed hundreds of demographic and attitudinal survey projects for statewide and congressional political races, trade associations, and Fortune 100 companies, measuring voter attitudes, client satisfaction, and consumer opinion. A professionally trained moderator, Kellyanne has personally directed more than 250 focus groups and other qualitative discussions, targeting prospective legislation, industry messages, Internet usage, consumer products, methods of crisis management, and general communications techniques. WomanTrend, a division of the polling company™, inc, is a research and consulting firm that since its creation in 1993 has tracked and interpreted the social, cultural, financial, professional and health trends influencing -- and being influenced by -- women. The identification and interpretation of emerging indicators assists corporate America in understanding the beliefs and behaviors of the female consumer, and to connect with her in ways that are relevant to her lifestyle, priorities and goals. WomanTrend continues to evolve as a leading resource for and about women of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic strata, geographic locations and stations in life. The services are complemented by WomanTrend products, including the quarterly publication WomanTrends, for which Kellyanne serves as Editor and Publisher, and customized trends-and-projections presentations and industry reports. A “fully-recovered” attorney, Kellyanne is admitted to practice law in four jurisdictions (Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia). She has practiced law, clerked for a judge in Washington, DC and for four years, was an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law Center. A native of South Jersey, Kellyanne is an only child who was valedictorian of her high school class and N.J. Blueberry Princess. Kellyanne is a magna cum laude graduate of Trinity College, Washington, D.C., where she earned a B.A. in Political Science, studied at Oxford University, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a law degree, with honors, from George Washington University Law Center. Kellyanne has provided commentary for hundreds of television shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and the Fox News Channel, and countless radio shows and print stories. Kellyanne has been profiled in over a dozen magazines, newspapers, and television programs. Her polling data and op-eds have been published by The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Washington Times, USA Today, National Review, Human Events, Investors’ Business Daily, and Campaigns and Elections. Kellyanne’s accolades and awards include: # 2004 Washington Post “Crystal Ball” Winner for most accurately predicting the elections # 2002 “Centennial Award” Recipient: Distinguished Alumnae - Trinity College # One of the 100 “Washington Women of Genius” # One of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Politics” – Ladies’ Home Journal # One of the “Faces to Watch” – The New York Post # One of the “30 Most Powerful People in Generation X in America” – Swing Magazine # One of “Washington’s Most Influential Conservatives Aged 40 or Younger” –National Journal She is a board member of the National Journalism Center, the National Women’s History Museum, the New Jersey Republican State Committee Strategic Planning Committee, Young Republican National Federation and Men Against Breast Cancer, a founding member of RightNow!, has served on the board of the University of San Francisco School of Business Advisory Council, and serves as a mentor for the Washington Journalism Center Mentor Program. During the past election season, Kellyanne was an adviser to “W Stands for Women” at the Bush-Cheney campaign. Kellyanne (formerly “Fitzpatrick”) is married to George T. Conway III. They reside in Vienna, Virginia and New York City with their newborn twins.

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