33: Shall We Wake the President? with Tevi Troy, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center
Meet Tevi Troy, Ph.D.:
Tevi Troy, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center as well as a Senior Fellow of the Hudson Institute. He is the founder and CEO of American Health Policy Institute. His career extends into the public sector as a former member of President George W. Bush’s transition team, a Deputy Secretary in HHS, and Acting Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. Additionally, Dr. Troy is a prolific writer with 4 books on presidencies and over 300 articles commenting on political trends.
Key Insights:
Dr. Troy is an expert on U.S. presidencies. He shares humorous anecdotes of past presidents to showcase the power of stories, the effect of crisis, and leadership lessons.
- Inspiration for Writing. Writing is a way to influence policy and perceptions. (7:06)
- Presidents in Crisis. In moments of crisis, presidents are limited. What they can do is provide leadership, information, and resources at key moments (14:37)
- People Love Stories. Dr. Troy found that audiences were more engaged when his policy speeches contained stories about presidents, especially personal anecdotes. (23:13)
- Read, Read, Read. Dr.Troy’s advice for early-stage leaders is to read, and incorporate those concepts and skills into your leadership style. (25:23)
