Steve Clemons
Editor-at-Large at The National Interest
Steve Clemons has been Editor-at-Large at The National Interest since 2024 and has served as Editor-at-Large of Semafor (2022–24), The Hill (2019–22) and The Atlantic (2011–19), as well as in senior editorial roles at National Journal (2014–19) and Quartz. He is also the editor and publisher of a political blog, The Washington Note, and host of "The Bottom Line," which airs on the global network of Al Jazeera English. Mr Clemons has co-chaired the US Initiative of GLOBSEC since 2023. Mr Clemons serves on the Advisory Boards of Future US and CareLab and is Chairman and CEO of Widehall LLC, a strategic communications and events firm that translates ideas into high-impact traction. Mr Clemons previously served as Executive Vice President of the Economic Strategy Institute as well as of the New America Foundation (1999–2011) and was founding Executive Director of the Nixon Center, later renamed the Center for the National Interest.
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Updated: April 9, 2026
