Laura Schwartz

Laura Schwartz, former Special Assistant to the President and White House Director of Events for the Clinton Administration, is a national political commentator. She was the Fox News Channel on-air Political Analyst 2004-2007 and now appears domestically on CNN and internationally on the BBC and GMTV in London.

Biography

The White House

Millions of Americans wanted to tell President Clinton what to do everyday, and Laura Schwartz did.

Laura Schwartz, a former Special Assistant to the President and The White House Director of Events for the Clinton Administration, created and executed more than 600 White House events including 12 State arrival ceremonies and dinners, America’s Millennium Celebration and NATO’s 50th Anniversary. While producing the President’s events on the world stage, leaving no room for error, Ms. Schwartz demonstrated the Presidency’s ability to inspire a nation and the world through powerful events. As an eight-year veteran of the Administration, prior to being named The Director of Events in 1997, Ms. Schwartz served as The White House Director of Television and The Midwest Press Secretary for The President. 



Today, Ms. Schwartz shares her unique perspective on politics and leadership and the direct impact on the common citizen by defining the line between “Political Rhetoric and Everyday Reality” through her role as a National Political Commentator appearing on the Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, the PBS acclaimed Lehrer NewsHour, Al Jazeera English and Sirius Satellite Radio. Ms. Schwartz has also been a featured expert in the New York Times and USA Today.

Lecture Series

Ms. Schwartz is well known to corporations, industry associations, service and professional organizations and educational institutions for her seminar series titled: “Discussing Politics with Power: A Briefing on Politics and the Current State of Affairs”™ and promotes a politically responsible message to students as she presents her program, “The Power of Your Political Voice,” at universities around the country.

Awards

In the Fall of 2007, Ms. Schwartz was honored by the American University, Washington DC with their “Leadership in Education” award.

Coaching and Seminars

Ms. Schwartz also offers a seminar series and individual coaching combined with a positive and motivational message. Ms. Schwartz’s most popular seminar, “The Networking Power of Social Events,©” also the title of Ms. Schwartz’s upcoming networking book, explores professional and non-professional social scenes and the overlooked opportunities to land an incredible job, meet a mate, increase your client base, professional and personal profitability and success. Ms. Schwartz takes this same message to the readers of the acclaimed Chicago magazine Today’s Chicago Woman in her series titled “Eat, Drink and Get Mary a Job!”

White House Strategies

Additionally, Ms. Schwartz has created, White House Strategies, an event, media, political and message consultancy. Serving corporations, industry associations, cultural institutions, service organizations, political figures, and aspiring entrepreneurs, Ms. Schwartz uses her unique experiences and strategies to generate ideas to develop and deliver her client’s objectives through business, social, media and industry events and creative and targeted messaging.

Ms. Schwartz is based in Chicago where she operates White House Strategies and travels extensively both domestically and internationally with her clients, empowering them to unleash their limits by recognizing and embracing their highest personal and professional potential.

External links

• White House Strategies, Laura's company