Carrie Sheffield | |
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![]() Sheffield in 2013 | |
Born | Carrie Esther Sheffield Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) Harvard University (M.P.P.) |
Occupation(s) | Columnist, broadcaster, policy analyst |
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Charlotte Sheffield (aunt) |
Awards | Fulbright Fellowship |
Website | carriesheffield |
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Sheffield is from a multigenerational Mormon family but formally left the LDS Church in 2010. [3] She was subsequently baptized in the Episcopal Church in Manhattan under the spiritual guidance of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. [4] She now attends "a Bible-believing, nondenominational church in the Washington, D.C., area." [5] Sheffield earned a B.A. in communications from Brigham Young University in 2005 [6] and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. [7]
Sheffield formerly worked for syndicated columnist Robert Novak [8] before joining the editorial board of The Washington Times [9] under Tony Blankley, writing editorials on domestic and foreign policy and politics.
Sheffield worked as a credit risk manager at Goldman Sachs and bond analyst at Moody's Investors Service and testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert witness on economic policy issues. [10]
Sheffield is the niece of beauty queen Charlotte Sheffield, former Miss USA. [11] [12]
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