The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

About Drew Westen

Drew Westen is a clinical and political psychologist and neuroscientist who has spent years studying personality, psychopathology (“abnormal” psychology), and political decision making. He is the author of The Political Brain and founder of Westen Strategies, a political and corporate consulting firm. He writes frequently for the Washington Post, Politico, CNN.com, Huffington Post, and New Republic and has made appearances on dozens of radio and television shows, including Anderson Cooper 360, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, and Hardball with Chris Matthews.