Charles Krauthammer
Headlining the Pacesetter Event on Thursday, December 15, 2011 will be keynote speaker Dr. Charles Krauthammer. Named by The Financial Times as “the most influential commentator in America,” Krauthammer has been honored from every part of the political spectrum for his bold, lucid and original writing. Since 1985, he has written a syndicated column for The Washington Post for which he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. It is published weekly in more than 275 newspapers worldwide.
Krauthammer is a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and The New Republic, and a weekly panelist on Inside Washington. He is also a contributor to FOX News, appearing nightly on FOX's evening news program, Special Report with Bret Baier.
A licensed medical doctor, Krauthammer served on the President's Council on Bioethics from 2001 to 2006. He is president of The Krauthammer Foundation and chairman of Pro Musica Hebraica, an organization dedicated to the recovery and performance of lost classical Jewish music. He is also a member of the Chess Journalists of America.
