David Axelrod, campaign director and senior adviser for President Barack Obama, will speak at AU on April 15.
The event is sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union and will take place in Ward 1 at 8:15 p.m.
Axelrod, a graduate of the University of Chicago, worked as a senior campaign adviser for Obama in both the 2008 and 2012 elections.
He began as a political journalist and became the youngest political reporter in the Chicago Tribune's history in 1981 at 27 years old. He began working on campaigns in 1984 as a communication director of Sen. Paul Simon's, D-Ill., campaign.
Axelrod has since worked on the campaigns of many politicians, including former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.
He has also drawn recognition for his work toward racial equality in politics, aiding with the election of the first African-American mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington, and the first African-American president.
sgaber@theeagleonline.com
