Patti Solis Doyle

A daughter of Mexican immigrants who worked her way up from one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods to serve as a top advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Patti Solis Doyle is a campaign strategist, known for her candor and humor, with extraordinary insight into presidential campaigns, the rise of women and minorities in politics and issues affecting Hispanic Americans.

As a top advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Patti Solis Doyle has served on eight of the most historic campaigns of the last 25 years. She delivers a candid, practical and irreverent perspective on how the campaigns of 2016 will be won, from the latest polls and headlines, to the underlying economic and demographic trends shaping the race. Patti provides a highly personal perspective on the two constituencies most likely to decide elections next year: women and Hispanics. When Patti started in politics, it was a man’s game, and campaigns tended to focus on issues that mattered most to white, middle-class voters. “Women’s issues,” like family leave, were delegated to the candidates’ spouses, and Hispanic voters rarely decided a race. Twenty-five years later, Hispanics are America’s fastest-growing voting block and a deciding factor in nine states. Women are the principal breadwinners in 40% of American households, and our economy depends increasingly on helping them prosper in the workforce. Patti’s career helps tell the story of how these two groups emerged as political powers. A child of Mexican immigrants, Patti prospered in “old school” politics, earning scholarships to Northwestern, promising jobs at Chicago City Hall and an early role on Bill Clinton’s improbable campaign for President. But by working with Hillary Clinton through two terms in the White House, two senate campaigns and her presidential bid, Patti was part of a small team of women who recruited women and Hispanic candidates and championed policies that helped these two constituencies. During the 2008 general election, Patti continued this work with the Obama for America campaign as campaign manager for vice presidential nominee Joe Biden. During the 2012 election, Patti served as a senior advisor to the Obama-Biden campaign, focusing on women and Hispanic voters.

Patti is president of Solis Strategies, a strategic communications firm, and co-founded Vendor Assistance Program, LLC (VAP), a financial services firm that works with state and local governments. She serves as a political commentator on CNN. She also works with Hispanic service organizations and student organizations across the U.S. Hispanic Business magazine named Patti one of America’s “100 Most Influential Hispanics.” She has also received Hispanic magazine’s Latinas of Excellence Award and Siempre Mujer magazine’s Siempre Inspiran Award.