The Honorable Tevi Troy
Tevi Troy is a best-selling presidential historian and former senior government official.
Dr. Troy’s extensive government, White House and Capitol Hill experience includes serving as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2007-2009, Deputy Assistant and then Acting Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, White House Jewish liaison, Policy Director for Senator John Ashcroft (1998 to 2000) and Senior Domestic Policy Adviser and later Domestic Policy Director for the House Policy Committee (1996 to 1998). He also served as deputy policy director for the 2004 Bush-Cheney reelection campaign and in 2012, as Special Policy Adviser to the Mitt Romney presidential campaign and Director of Domestic Policy for the nascent Romney transition.
He is the author of five books, including, most recently, “Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump,” and over 250 published articles. He is a frequent television and radio analyst, and has appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, and The NewsHour, among other outlets.
Dr. Troy has a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an M.A and Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Troy lives in Maryland with his wife Kami and four children.
All of us at the Commission are in shock and are heartbroken at news that Senator Lieberman has died suddenly and unexpectedly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Hadassah, their children, and extended family.
We all were the beneficiaries of Joe’s many years of selfless public service, his kindness, and civility. Joe was the definition of a Mensch – a person of great integrity and honor. He always put others first and always worked to better our nation, to which he tirelessly devoted so much of his energy. He had an indefatigable spirit that always pushed our work forward.
For nearly ten years, Joe was my co-chair here at the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense. He cared deeply about the mission, for sure. Even more, he cared about each of our fellow Commissioners and the staff, all of whom I know are personally grieving at this tremendous loss. May his memory be a blessing.
Tom Ridge
March 27, 2024
