Carrie Sheffield - Class of 2019
About Carrie
Carrie Sheffield is a columnist & broadcaster in Washington, D.C. A Senior Fellow at Independent Women’s Forum and Fellow at the State Financial Officers Foundation, Carrie earned a master’s in public policy from Harvard University, concentrating in business policy. She earned a B.A. with honors in communications at Brigham Young University and completed a Fulbright fellowship in Berlin. Carrie managed municipal credit risk at Goldman Sachs and served as lead analyst on a $5 billion portfolio of healthcare bonds at Moody’s Investors Service. She later researched for American Enterprise Institute economics scholar Edward Conard and served as Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at Competitive Enterprise Institute. While serving as executive director for Generation Opportunity, a project of Americans For Prosperity, she spoke at the U.S. Senate alongside key senators in favor of landmark tax reforms passed by Congress in 2017.
Carrie covered Congress for The Hill newspaper and was a founding reporter at POLITICO. She won a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship and contributed on political economy at Forbes, wrote editorials for The Washington Times under Tony Blankley and has published in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, USA Today, CNN Opinion, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNBC, National Review, The D.C. Examiner, Newsweek, HuffPost, and Daily Caller. She's appeared on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC, CBS digital, PBS, C-SPAN and sparred on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Future Plans
I just submitted my manuscript with Hachette Publishing for a memoir called Motorhome Prophecies coming out early next year; it's about how I recovered from an abusive childhood of poverty, welfare and sexual abuse and found Christianity after many years as a bitter agnostic. It's about the quintessential American principle of rising above victimhood and finding success, and I hope it empowers others.
Why MavPAC?
The world is a discouraging place these days, with Americans' views on patriotism, family, community, faith, and hard work declining. Maverick PAC captures the sunny optimism of Ronald Reagan and is a refreshing antidote to this downturn. The values that Maverick PAC promotes are both timeless and forward-looking. I'm grateful that Maverick PAC is an encouraging environment for next-generation leaders who are working to keep these values alive!
What is special about Future40?
My Future40 story had an unexpected twist. I ended up in the hospital the night that I was to receive this honor, and I was scheduled to moderate some panels during that MavCON. So unfortunately I wasn't able to make MavCON 2019, but I was very touched with how gracious and kind everybody was as I went through the recovery process. I'm deeply grateful that Maverick PAC cares about all aspects of our lives, both personal and professional. Since then, I've been glad to successfully recommend a few Future40 recipients who have also entered our crew! Maverick PAC does a wonderful job connecting like minded people, which is its secret sauce.
