He recently served as a Resident Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics for the Fall 2011 term at Harvard University. From 2002 to 2004, he was Acting Director of USA Freedom Corps and special assistant to President George W. Bush. He began service at the White House in 2001 as deputy assistant to Vice President Cheney for domestic policy, advising the Vice President on policy initiatives in health care, budget, tax and other policy areas.
Ron Christie is Founder and CEO of Christie Strategies LLC, a communications and issues management firm in Washington, D.C. He presently on Christie is Founder and CEO of Christie Strategies LLC, a full-service communications and issues management firm in the Washington, D.C area.
A native of Palo Alto, California, he received his B.A. from Haverford College and his J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center. Christie has served as an Adjunct Professor of Strategic Advocacy at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. He has also taught a course on strategic advocacy at his alma mater, Haverford College, where he was appointed a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science in 2009 and 2011. Also an author, Christie has published two books (Black in the White House/Acting White: The Curious History of a Racial Slur) and will publish a new title examining the role of race and politics in the era of Obama in September 2012 with St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books.
Ron Christie appears in the following:
Political Party with Keli Goff: The Obama Years in Black and White
Sunday, October 02, 2016
Political Party with Keli Goff: The Obama Years in Black and White
Monday, September 19, 2016
Minorities and the Midterms
Thursday, November 06, 2014
Is There Such a Thing As 'The Black Community'?
Thursday, August 28, 2014
As Sen. Ted Cruz Enters Hour 16, The GOP's In-Fighting Worries Some Republicans
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
ROUND-TABLE: Is The Zimmerman Ruling About Race or the Justice System?
Monday, July 15, 2013
SCOTUS Decisions Bring Landmark Change
Thursday, June 27, 2013
President Obama's Civil Rights Report Card
Monday, January 21, 2013
Reacting to Election Results
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Opinion: Why the Romney Surge is Real
Friday, October 26, 2012
When Mitt Romney is elected the 45th President of the United States in 11 days, historians and scholars will look back to the 1st presidential debate in Denver, Colorado as the pivotal point in the race.
An Argument for Why Obama's Election Was a Step Backward for Race Relations
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Follow Friday: The Democratic National Convention
Friday, September 07, 2012
How Effective Was Paul Ryan's Convention Address?
Thursday, August 30, 2012
RNC Dispatch: For a GOP Insider, Convention a High School Reunion
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I spied Herman Cain in the media filing center with a larger entourage of staff/hangers on than S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley who passed by going in the opposite direction?
Follow Friday: Romney Picks Ryan, Escalating Attack Ads, and More Campaign News
Friday, August 17, 2012
Looking at the Romney-Ryan Ticket
Monday, August 13, 2012
What are the political consequence of having Paul Ryan on the Republican ticket? How will it make a difference in November?
Opinion: What to Watch for in Romney's VEEP Pick
Thursday, August 09, 2012
An “outside the box” choice won't help Romney all that much, but his use of social media to unveil a pick already has.
Follow Friday: Aurora, Romney in London and the Olympics
Friday, July 27, 2012
Friday Follow with Ron Christie and Jeff Yang
Friday, July 20, 2012
Every Friday The Takeaway takes a look back at this week’s big stories. From the politics of basketball to the ongoing battle between Republicans and Democrats, this week was full of tension.
Opinion: Sen. Rob Portman is the VEEP Frontrunner
Friday, July 13, 2012
Romney will need someone serious, experienced and able to step in to the most powerful job in the world.
