Dylan Loewe
{{short description|American speechwriter, political strategist and author}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dylan Loewe
| image = File:Biden_with_Dylan_Loewe_in_2012.jpg
| caption = Loewe with Joe Biden
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| education = University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)
Columbia University (JD)
| occupation = Speechwriter, ghostwriter, author, political commentator
| years_active = 2010–present
| website = {{url|theleadpen.com|Official website}}
}}
Dylan Loewe is an American speechwriter, political strategist and author.{{Cite web|title=Dylan Loewe, Chief Speechwriter|url=https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/75879/dylan-loewe-chief-speechwriter|access-date=2020-09-05|website=National Journal}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Biden, often defined by his words, faces his biggest (and strangest) speech yet|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-often-defined-by-words-faces-his-biggest-and-strangest-speech-yet/2020/08/15/341e709e-de42-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816112806/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-often-defined-by-words-faces-his-biggest-and-strangest-speech-yet/2020/08/15/341e709e-de42-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html |archive-date=2020-08-16 |access-date=|website=washingtonpost.com/}}{{Cite web|title=Ep. 96 {{!}} Dylan Loewe from Curious with Josh Peck|url=https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=67913378|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.stitcher.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rafter|first=Darcy|date=2020-08-21|title=Who is Joe Biden's speechwriter? Get to know Vinay Reddy and Carlyn Reichel|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/08/21/who-is-joe-bidens-speechwriter-get-to-know-vinay-reddy-and-carlyn-reichel/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=HITC|language=en-GB}} In 2021, Loewe was named chief speechwriter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.{{cite web |title=The Infrastructure Bill's Biggest Winners (And Losers) |url=https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/infrastructure-bill-winners-losers |website=Protocol |publisher=Issie Lapowsky & The Source Code Team |access-date=6 August 2021}} He served as chief speechwriter to then-Vice President Joe Biden from 2012 to 2013.{{Cite web|last=Lizza|first=Ryan|title=What Harris Got from Biden During Her Job Interview|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/13/joe-biden-kamala-harris-relationship-395160|access-date=2020-09-05|website=POLITICO|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Viser|first=Matt|title=Biden, often defined by his words, faces his biggest (and strangest) speech yet|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-often-defined-by-words-faces-his-biggest-and-strangest-speech-yet/2020/08/15/341e709e-de42-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html|access-date=2020-09-05|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Joe Biden's Moment to Take On Trump Arrives With Prime-Time Speech - BNN Bloomberg|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/joe-biden-s-moment-to-take-on-trump-arrives-with-prime-time-speech-1.1482561|access-date=2020-09-07|website=BNN}}{{Cite web|last=Biden (Archives)|first=Joe|date=2016-06-01|title=This is What More Than a Million Miles with the Vice President Looks Like|url=https://medium.com/@VPOTUS44/this-is-what-more-than-a-million-miles-with-the-vice-president-looks-like-e7bf29a4dd0a|access-date=2020-09-07|website=Medium|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2016-04-29|title=Presidential candidates have delivered some pretty 'meh' speeches this race. Here's why.|url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/presidential-candidates-have-delivered-some-pretty-meh-speeches-this-race-heres-why/566f783d-e9c0-4924-8ffe-b2832d4b1ad7|access-date=2020-09-07|website=WBEZ Chicago|language=en}} He has collaborated with several authors on their memoirs, including the former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Vice President Kamala Harris.{{Cite web|title=Closer look at the Biden-Harris presidential ticket|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/closer-look-at-the-biden-harris-presidential-ticket/vi-BB187ynX|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.msn.com}}{{Cite web|title=CNN.com - Transcripts|url=http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2008/21/qmb.01.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.cnn.com}}{{Cite web|last=Interactive|first=Stonecom|date=2020-08-19|title=Closer look at the Biden-Harris presidential ticket|url=https://newstalk941.com/closer-look-at-the-biden-harris-presidential-ticket/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=News Talk 94.1/AM 1600|language=en-US}} In 2010, he authored the book Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation.{{Cite web|title=Permanently Blue: HOW DEMOCRATS CAN END THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND RULE THE NEXT GENERATION - Foundry|url=https://foundrymedia.com/books/permanently-blue-how-democrats-can-end-the-republican-party-and-rule-the-next-generation/|access-date=2020-09-05|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Permanently Blue by Dylan Loewe: 9780307718006 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/202420/permanently-blue-by-dylan-loewe/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Dylan Loewe {{!}} HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/dylan-loewe|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.huffpost.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Dylan Loewe {{!}} The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/dylanloewe|access-date=2020-09-05|website=the Guardian|language=en}} In 2010, he authored the book Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republicans Party and Rule the Next Generation.{{Cite web|last=Snow|first=Justin|date=2010-11-04|title=Temporary Blues|url=https://prospect.org/api/content/184a7e8b-694f-5330-a6f8-a61a3e2e7750/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=The American Prospect|language=en-us}} That same year, he became a senior writer at the Washington-based speechwriting firm West Wing Writers.{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Alex Roarty, National|date=2013-07-16|title=Dylan Loewe, Chief Speechwriter|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/dylan-loewe-chief-speechwriter/436224/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}} In 2012, he was appointed special assistant to President Barack Obama and chief speechwriter to then-Vice President Biden.{{Cite web|title=Biden's Moment to Take On Trump Arrives With Prime-Time Speech|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/biden-s-moment-to-take-on-trump-arrives-with-prime-time-speech|access-date=2020-09-05|website=BloombergQuint|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rafter|first=Darcy|date=2020-08-21|title=Who is Joe Biden's speechwriter? Get to know Vinay Reddy and Carlyn Reichel|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/08/21/who-is-joe-bidens-speechwriter-get-to-know-vinay-reddy-and-carlyn-reichel/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=HITC|language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Images|first=Getty|title=What Was Shimon Peres's One Final Regret?|url=https://forward.com/culture/books/383567/what-was-shimon-peress-one-final-regret/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=The Forward|date=28 September 2017 |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Dylan Loewe '04 {{!}} UCLA Alumni|url=https://a.alumni.ucla.edu/share/alumni-stories/stories/dylan-loewe.aspx|access-date=2020-09-05|website=a.alumni.ucla.edu}}
Books
- {{Cite book|last=Loewe|first=Dylan|title=Permanently Blue: How Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation|publisher=Three Rivers Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0307717993|location=|pages=}}
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