Political Analytics Conference 2025

Political Analytics Conference 2025

Sessions

Basil Smikle (Moderator), Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program, Columbia University SPS
Jennifer Agiesta, Director of Polling and Election Analytics, CNN
Joe Lenski, Executive Vice President, Edison Media Research
Ethan Rosen, Associate General Counsel, PredictIt

VIDEO RECORDING

Michael Schwam-Baird (Moderator), Deputy Program Director & Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Political Analytics, Columbia University SPS
Danielle Nakano, Chief Product Officer, Grassroots Analytics
Brent Seaborn, Co-Founder & Chief Data Science Officer, Tunnl
Maeve Ward, Chief Research Strategy Officer, Grow Progress

VIDEO RECORDING

Eunji Kim (Moderator), Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Christina Coloroso, Executive Director, Analyst Institute
Erika Franklin Fowler, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University; Co-Director, Wesleyan Media Project
Steven McAlpine, CEO & Founder, INTRVL

VIDEO RECORDING

Deputy Program Director Michael Schwam-Baird speaks at the 2025 Political Analytics Conference

Political Analytics Conference Showcases Data's Expanding Role in U.S. Elections

The annual event engaged key experts on the most significant issues facing politics right now and enabled SPS students to connect with experts in the field.

Speaker Bios

Doug Usher, Ph.D.

Wes Anderson

Michael G. Miller, Ph.D.

Molly Murphy

Basil Smikle Jr., Ph.D.

Jennifer Agiesta

Joe Lenski

Ethan Rosen

Michael Schwam-Baird, Ph.D.

Danielle Nakano

Brent Seaborn

Maeve Ward

Eunji Kim, Ph.D.

Christina Coloroso

Erika Franklin Fowler, Ph.D.

Steven McAlpine