Taegan Goddard

About Taegan Goddard

Taegan Goddard is the founder and publisher of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most popular political websites. He also owns and operates Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.Goddard has launched more than a dozen successful digital media properties and has negotiated licensing and distribution agreements with some of the largest media organizations in the world, including the New York Times and The Economist Group.Previously, Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. He was also a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What?(Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties.Goddard has earned degrees from Harvard University and Vassar College.

Experience

1. Founder and Publisher

   Goddard Media Llc

   Jan 1999 — Present

   Own and operate a network of digital media properties focused on politics and public policy. Sites include Political Wire, Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Education

• Vassar College

  A.B., Economics

  1984 — 1988

• Harvard Kennedy School

  MPP, Public Policy

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Publishing
• Books
• Digital Media
• Management
• Politics
• Blogging
• Marketing
• Content Management
• Public Policy
• Social Media
• Digital Strategy