KAREN GIORNO is a prominent figure in American politics who started her career in the East Wing of the White House during President George H.W. Bush’s administration. She is well known and highly regarded in both public and private sectors. With thirty years of experience as a senior aide and advisor to Presidents and First Ladies, Giorno has served under multiple presidential administrations, including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Donald J. Trump. She served as a Senior Advisor and Florida chief strategist in the 2016 Trump for President campaign, playing a crucial role in securing the President’s decisive primary victory, which earned him the Republican nomination. Giorno has continued to nurture and maintain strategic relationships with MAGA powerbrokers and the Trump White House.
For over a decade, Giorno held key positions at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where she successfully supported the institution’s $400 million capital campaign and the global promotion of its mission to discover, interpret, and share knowledge about the natural world, human cultures and the universe. She helped establish its External Affairs Office and federal lobbying program. Through her connections in Washington, D.C., she played a crucial role in securing funding for the iconic Rose Center for Earth and Space, forging a legacy partnership with NASA, and assisted in the creation of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology.
Karen is founder and president of Earhart Turner, a boutique advisory firm that provides federal, state, and international government relations, media affairs, strategic communications, advocacy, and electoral campaigns. Her network and resources have built and enhanced the brands of high-profile clients across several sectors. Her understanding of historical context, messaging, and media enables her to create impactful and widely resonant narratives. She has been the primary architect of numerous successful public advocacy campaigns and initiatives, domestically and internationally, and is recognized for setting concrete, measurable goals while delivering exceptional results.
A sought-after media commentator, Karen frequently contributes to major networks such as Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC, and Newsmax. She has also been quoted and featured in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Rolling Stone. Her speaking engagements include lectures at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, and the Henry Jackson Society, as well as an address to Members of the U.K. Parliament. Giorno holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communications from Marymount University and graduated with honors. She resides in Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach, Florida.
MILO YIANNOPOULOS is a New York Times-bestselling author, award-winning investigative reporter, and the former chief executive of a multibillion-dollar multinational music and fashion brand. Prior to his career in journalism, Milo built and sold three media companies in Europe. Yiannopoulos has written or ghostwritten seventeen New York Times-bestselling books and is known across politics, entertainment, media and the law as a pre-eminent authority in reputation management and public relations. He regularly provides strategic advice to artists, icons, and heads of state. Yiannopoulos was senior editor at Breitbart and named “one of the seven people who put Donald J. Trump in office” by a senior member of the Trump campaign team in 2016. He was trained at the Daily Telegraph in London and educated at the University of Cambridge.
JONATHAN GROSS is a civil rights attorney who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yeshiva University and summa cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He was the associate editor of the University of Baltimore’s Law Review. He is of counsel at Quainton Law, a firm specializing in complex litigation. Gross was ordained a rabbi
JONATHAN GROSS is a civil rights attorney who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yeshiva University and summa cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He was the associate editor of the University of Baltimore’s Law Review. He is of counsel at Quainton Law, a firm specializing in complex litigation. Gross was ordained a rabbi in 2003 and served as chief rabbi of Nebraska between 2004 and 2014, and is the author of four books.
HASSAN A SHEIKH is a highly regarded compliance expert, one of the few professionals entrusted by top-tier federal campaigns. With a distinguished career, he has served as a consultant for two presidential campaign committees and numerous Senate and House campaigns, earning a reputation for his strategic insight and reliability. His exper
HASSAN A SHEIKH is a highly regarded compliance expert, one of the few professionals entrusted by top-tier federal campaigns. With a distinguished career, he has served as a consultant for two presidential campaign committees and numerous Senate and House campaigns, earning a reputation for his strategic insight and reliability. His expertise has been sought by nonprofits, public affairs firms, and political campaigns across the country.
Recently, Sheikh stepped away from campaign finance and political compliance to spearhead the compliance division of a multibillion-dollar multinational music and fashion brand. In this role, he skillfully negotiated the company out of detrimental contracts—averting millions in potential losses—conducted a meticulous six-month review of all financial transactions to uncover significant employee reimbursement abuses, and overhauled internal cost controls to safeguard against future mismanagement.
Sheikh holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Ohio University, an M.S. in Government Organization and Leadership, and a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He resides in Newark, New Jersey.
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