Keynote Speaker
Dee
Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers is the first woman and youngest person ever to serve as White House Press Secretary. During the first years of the Clinton Administration, Ms. Myers explained the actions of the president to a vigilant press corps and to the nation. She earned the respect of both with her sharp political instincts, sense of humor and ability to explain complex subjects in straightforward language. Since leaving the White House, Ms. Myers has worked as a political analyst, commentator and writer. She is uniquely qualified to comment on the complex dynamics at work in the relationship between the president and the press.
Ms. Myers is currently a political analyst for NBC News, a Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair magazine and a lecturer on politics, the media and women’s issues. Before joining the Clinton campaign in 1991, Ms. Myers worked on a variety of local, state and national campaigns. She served as press secretary for Dianne Feinstein in her 1990 bid for governor, and worked on the presidential campaigns of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President Walter F. Mondale. She also worked on the staffs of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and California State Senator Art Torres.
Ms. Myers served as a consultant on the television drama, “The West Wing,” from 1997-2005. She also spent two years as the co-host of the CNBC talk show Equal Time, discussing daily political developments with conservative co-hosts Mary Matalin and later, Bay Buchanan.
Ms. Myers is 1983 graduate of Santa Clara University. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Todd S. Purdum, National Editor of Vanity Fair, and their children, Kate and Stephen.
