Troy Senik

Troy Senik is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and the cofounder of Kite & Key, a digital media channel focused on public policy. He is also the author of A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland, recently published by Simon & Schuster.

Mr. Senik’s career has spanned politics, journalism, public policy, and non-profit leadership.

He has been a columnist and member of the editorial board of the Orange County Register; the host of a series of podcasts for the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; and a vice president of the Manhattan Institute for Public Policy. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and The Guardian, amongst others.

Jeopardy! champion, Mr. Senik holds a bachelor’s degree from Belmont University and a master’s degree in public policy from Pepperdine University. He lives in the New York City area.

Published book:

A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland – 2022