Chris Whipple

Chris Whipple is a multimedia journalists: a writer, documentary filmmaker, and speaker. He has written for Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Politico, the Daily Beast, and many other publications. Most recently, he is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, The Gatekeepers: How the White House chiefs of staff define every presidency. Critically-acclaimed (“If you’re a political junkie or just curious, this is the book for you”—Tom Brokaw), The Gatekeepers, published April 4, 2017 by Crown, is the first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the men who have been the president’s closest advisers, whose actions—and inactions—have defined the course of our country.