Matthew Dowd, Senior Advisor

Matthew Dowd is a trusted voice, author, and media analyst widely respected for bringing a common-sense perspective.

Dowd has worked on both sides of the aisle, and internationally. He was chief strategist for President George Bush and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has also worked in adviser roles for the NBA and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

After working on his 2004 campaign, Dowd publicly broke with President Bush in 2007. He left political campaign consulting and co-authored The New York Times bestseller, Applebee’s America: How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community.

Starting in 2008 was named Chief Political Analyst for ABC News until leaving in January 2021. After leaving ABC News, Dowd joined MSNBC as senior political analyst and worked there for 4 years. During that time, he published the bestseller, A New Way: Embracing the Paradox as We Lead and Serve. He also served as a visiting lecturer at many universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth, and the University of Texas.

Dowd has a new bestselling book, Revelations on the River: Being a Prophet for Your Own Path, in which he writes “at a moment of incredible change and profound disruption, all of us are examining our lives and delving into meaning”.

As a philanthropist, Dowd has invested in and has served on the boards of the Catholic non-profit Seton Family of Hospitals, Texas Habitat for Humanity, and Texas Impact, an interfaith group working on behalf of justice.

“I’m thrilled to join the Lincoln Project in its work to stop the authoritarianism and anti-American values of the Trump Administration,” said Dowd. “I look forward to working with the team to defeat the MAGA Congress and fight for the values enshrined in our Constitution.”