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

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]

Early life and education

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

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

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

References

  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.
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