Calley Means (born September 28, 1985) is an American entrepreneur.[1]
Calley Means | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1985 |
| Education | |
| Family | Casey Means (sister) |
Early life and education
editCalley and his younger sister Casey Means were raised in Washington, D.C.. He attended Stanford University, where he studied political science and economics, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.[1]
Career
editMeans served as a White House intern during the second term of George W. Bush. He also interned for the Heritage Foundation before working as a consultant. He describes his experiences as a consultant on behalf of the food and pharmaceutical industries as his inspiration to fight against conflicts of interest within health regulatory bodies.[1] Calley and Casey Means co-authored the 2024 book Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health.[2]
Means caught the attention of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after appearing on a February 2024 episode of The Tucker Carlson Show.[3] Both Means siblings advised Kennedy on healthcare policy during his presidential bid, eventually becoming surrogates for Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again platform within the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign.[1][4] Means is credited with facilitating the Trump-Kennedy partnership, having arranged a call between the two candidates in July 2024 after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.[5]
Personal life
editFamily
editIn 2017, Means married Leslie Voorhees.[6] The couple moved from San Francisco to Tempe, Arizona in 2021.[7] That same year, his mother died of pancreatic cancer.[8]
Political views
editMeans identifies as politically conservative, According to The Wall Street Journal, he initially described himself as a "Never Trumper" before deciding that the policy goals of Kennedy and Trump aligned.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cueto, Isabella. "With boost from RFK Jr. and Tucker Carlson, two chronic disease entrepreneurs vault into Trump's orbit". STAT. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Stone, Will. "In 'Good Energy,' a doctor lays out how to measure and boost your metabolic health". NPR. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b Peterson, Kristina; Whyte, Liz Essley. "The Siblings Behind RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' Campaign". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, Peter; Knight, Victoria. "Calley Means on the MAHA movement". Axios. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Rebecca Davis; Swan, Jonathan; Haberman, Maggie. "How Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Unlikely Partnership Took Shape". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Leslie Voorhees, Calley Means". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Vanek, Corina. "Destination Arizona". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "About". Truemed. Retrieved 7 November 2024.