Zogby honored as French institute’s keynote speaker
John Zogby ’74 MA (Hist) was selected as a
keynote panelist of the annual conference of the French Institute of
International Relations (IFRI), a Paris-based think tank that brings together
researchers, professionals, and opinion leaders from around the globe.
Zogby is senior partner at John Zogby
Strategies, and widely recognized as one of the most accurate pollsters in the
world today. This was his third appearance as the keynote speaker at IFRI. In the
recent talk, Zogby spoke about the ongoing process of U.S. President Donald
Trump’s impeachment, as well as polling for the 2020 Democratic presidential
primary.
Zogby was also honored with a reception in his
name on December 4, the conference’s first evening, which was attended by
prominent French officials, journalists, pollsters, and others affiliated with
the think tank. While in France, Zogby also briefed U.S. Ambassador Jamie
McCourt and other members of the embassy staff on contemporary trends and
innovations in domestic polling.
Zogby’s client list has spanned 80 countries
and is comprised of companies, including Microsoft and General Electric;
nongovernmental organizations such as the World Health Organization; as well as
the U.S. Departments of State and Defense. Zogby has written three books and
regularly writes columns for Forbes.com and the Washington Examiner concerning the relationships between cultural
values and political behaviors. He formerly served as a senior advisor for the
Belfer Center of the Kennedy School of Government and was the first senior
fellow of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at the
Catholic University of America.
12/19/19