about david merritt

David Merritt is a sought-after speaker, author, and adviser.  He is currently Managing Director at Luntz Global Partners, leading the firm’s political, policy, and healthcare work, helping campaigns, candidates, and healthcare companies improve their message and persuade skeptical audiences.

His political and policy experience includes working closely with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, as his leading fundraiser and presidential campaign adviser to CEO of the Gingrich Group and the Center for Health Transformation.  He was also a health policy adviser to the 2008 presidential campaigns of Senator John McCain and Fred Thompson.  Most recently he was Partner at Leavitt Partners, a firm led by former HHS Secretary and Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, leading the Washington, DC office.

In addition to radio and TV appearances, such as on the Fox News Channel and the Laura Ingraham Show, he has been widely quoted in national media, and his writing has been widely published, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune.