Mary Matalin’s experience in politics, public affairs, crisis management and media spans three decades and multiple venues.

Matalin has served Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Most recently, she joined the Bush/Cheney administration in the first term as Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President. In that capacity, she performed as senior advisor on major initiatives, including national security, homeland security, energy, economic growth and corporate governance policies. She oversaw the Vice President’s political and communications departments, advancing administration policies from the Middle East, Europe and across America to Capitol Hill.

Before joining the Bush/Cheney White House, Matalin hosted CNN’s critically acclaimed debate show, Crossfire. Matalin was also a former founding co-host of the Washington based CNBC political weeknight talk show, Equal Time.

Matalin and her husband James Carville, who was the chief campaign strategist for Clinton/Gore in 1992, co-authored the best-selling political campaign book All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President. Her most recent book, Letters to My Daughters, was named a Book of the Month Club selection as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post best-seller lists. Letters to My Daughters was also selected for a condensed version by Reader’s Digest.

Currently, Matalin is Editor-in-Chief of Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint at Simon & Schuster. In addition, Matalin sits on the board of directors of the Cheney Cardiovascular Institute, the Washington Humane Society and closer to home, the Bureau of Governmental Research in Louisiana. She also recently joined CNN in April of 2009 as a political contributor.