Brussels Forum Session: What Does the Future Hold for American Democracy?
Dan Conston is a political strategist with more than 20 years of experience in management, strategy, and problem solving at the highest levels of US politics. He is CEO of Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm specializing in strategy consulting for CEOs and executives, advocacy campaigns, and crisis communications.
Conston was previously president of the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), the super PAC aligned with House Republican leaders, and became a trusted adviser to two speakers of the US House of Representatives. CLF was widely considered during Conston’s six-year tenure to be the driving force in the Republicans’ picking up 15 House seats in 2020, winning the majority in 2022, and holding the majority in 2024. In that same time, CLF and the affiliated American Action Network raised a record-shattering $871 million, making both groups political behemoths and spawning the careers of members of Congress.
Conston was named the national “Most Valuable Player” of the 2020 election cycle by the American Association of Political Consultants. He serves on the boards of WinRed, the Republican Party’s small-dollar fundraising platform, and America Rising, the party’s outside research apparatus.