Margaret Hoover

Margaret Hoover is the host of PBS’ “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover,” a public affairs,
multi-platform program that engages in long-form interviews and a rigorous exchange of
ideas with the guiding principle that civil discourse is a civic responsibility.

Ms. Hoover has served in The White House under President George W. Bush, in the
Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill and on two presidential campaigns.
She is the President of American Unity Fund, a political organization focused on
achieving full freedom and equality for LGBT Americans. A bestselling author, her writing
has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Daily News,
The Daily Beast, CNN.com and FoxNews.com.

Ms. Hoover serves on the boards of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, the Hoover
Presidential Foundation, the Belgian American Educational Foundation, The Markle
Foundation, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Raised in Colorado, Hoover has lived
in China, Mexico, Bolivia, and Taiwan, speaks fluent Spanish, and studied Mandarin
Chinese.