Speaker Profile

Poppy MacDonald
President / USAFacts

Poppy MacDonald is the president of USAFacts, where she leads the non-partisan, nonprofit civic initiative’s effort to help Americans ground their democratic debate in facts.

Previously, Ms. MacDonald served as president and COO of POLITICO USA, publisher and president of National Journal, as well as executive director of business development for POLITICO Pro and a partner at Gallup, Inc. She began her career serving members of Congress representing her Pacific Northwest hometown on both the Senate and House sides of Capitol Hill.