Dylan Loewe is an American speechwriter, political strategist and author.[1][2][3][4] In 2021, Loewe was named chief speechwriter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.[5] He served as chief speechwriter to then-Vice President Joe Biden from 2012 to 2013.[6][7][8][9][10] He has collaborated with several authors on their memoirs, including the former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Vice President Kamala Harris.[11][12][13] In 2010, he authored the book Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation.[14][15]

Dylan Loewe
Loewe with Joe Biden
Born
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)
Columbia University (JD)
Occupation(s)Speechwriter, ghostwriter, author, political commentator
Years active2010–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

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Loewe was born in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004. He earned a master's degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University in 2010. He completed a J.D. degree from Columbia Law School.

Career

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He began his career as a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and the Guardian.[16][17] In 2010, he authored the book Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republicans Party and Rule the Next Generation.[18] That same year, he became a senior writer at the Washington-based speechwriting firm West Wing Writers.[19] In 2012, he was appointed special assistant to President Barack Obama and chief speechwriter to then-Vice President Biden.[20][21] In 2013, the National Journal named him one of the administration's top decision-makers. In 2016, Loewe assisted with the writing of the memoir of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, No Room for Small Dreams.[22] He was a collaborator on Vice President Kamala Harris's memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, which was published in 2019. He is also credited with helping to write Elton John's 2012 book, Love is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of Aids.

In 2020, he founded The Lead Pen, a writing and public affairs consultancy. He has taught speechwriting at Stanford University and American University.[23]

Books

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  • Loewe, Dylan (2010). Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0307717993.

References

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  1. ^ "Dylan Loewe, Chief Speechwriter". National Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. ^ "Biden, often defined by his words, faces his biggest (and strangest) speech yet". washingtonpost.com/. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ "Ep. 96 | Dylan Loewe from Curious with Josh Peck". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. ^ Rafter, Darcy (2020-08-21). "Who is Joe Biden's speechwriter? Get to know Vinay Reddy and Carlyn Reichel". HITC. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. ^ "The Infrastructure Bill's Biggest Winners (And Losers)". Protocol. Issie Lapowsky & The Source Code Team. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ Lizza, Ryan. "What Harris Got from Biden During Her Job Interview". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. ^ Viser, Matt. "Biden, often defined by his words, faces his biggest (and strangest) speech yet". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  8. ^ "Joe Biden's Moment to Take On Trump Arrives With Prime-Time Speech - BNN Bloomberg". BNN. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  9. ^ Biden (Archives), Joe (2016-06-01). "This is What More Than a Million Miles with the Vice President Looks Like". Medium. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  10. ^ "Presidential candidates have delivered some pretty 'meh' speeches this race. Here's why". WBEZ Chicago. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  11. ^ "Closer look at the Biden-Harris presidential ticket". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  12. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  13. ^ Interactive, Stonecom (2020-08-19). "Closer look at the Biden-Harris presidential ticket". News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  14. ^ "Permanently Blue: HOW DEMOCRATS CAN END THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND RULE THE NEXT GENERATION - Foundry". Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  15. ^ "Permanently Blue by Dylan Loewe: 9780307718006 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  16. ^ "Dylan Loewe | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  17. ^ "Dylan Loewe | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  18. ^ Snow, Justin (2010-11-04). "Temporary Blues". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  19. ^ Journal, Alex Roarty, National (2013-07-16). "Dylan Loewe, Chief Speechwriter". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Biden's Moment to Take On Trump Arrives With Prime-Time Speech". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  21. ^ Rafter, Darcy (2020-08-21). "Who is Joe Biden's speechwriter? Get to know Vinay Reddy and Carlyn Reichel". HITC. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  22. ^ Images, Getty (28 September 2017). "What Was Shimon Peres's One Final Regret?". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  23. ^ "Dylan Loewe '04 | UCLA Alumni". a.alumni.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-05.