Kandie Stroud was voted a top female political strategist by Business Insider in 2021. Stroud has over 40 years of experience in strategic communications, political campaigns and journalism. She has worked in nine presidential campaigns and provided advice and communications strategy for gubernatorial, senate and congressional candidates, corporations and law firms.  She was the first woman to serve as the chief diplomatic correspondent for CNN and has worked as a correspondent and/or commentator for Capital Cities Broadcasting, WRC-TV, WTOP-TV, ABC and Talk Radio News Service,

She was the Director of Broadcast Communications for the Democratic National Committee for a decade and has managed the radio bookings for six Democratic National Conventions. Stroud served as a senior advisor and communications director for John Delaney’s presidential campaign during the 2020 election cycle. She served as Director of Media Relations for the Credit Union National Association CUNA).

Stroud is a best-selling author of the political campaign book How Jimmy Won (William Morrow).

She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Boston College and is fluent in five languages. 

Stroud served as board chairman of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and was a trustee for thirty years. She has performed with this symphonic chorus on concert stages around the world from South America to Russia, and from China to Europe.