Carrie Sheffield

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Carrie Sheffield
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Sheffield in 2013
Born
Carrie Esther Sheffield

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.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Carrie Sheffield is an American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst. She was formerly a reporter for Politico [1] and The Hill. [2]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Sheffield is the niece of beauty queen Charlotte Sheffield, former Miss USA. [11] [12]

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