Steve Clemons

Basilinna Advisory
Written By Hailey Hartigan

Executive Director

Areas of Specialty

  • Global High Profile Convening 

  • Strategic Communications 

  • Events Consulting 

  • Global Political and Risk Analysis  

  • Writing and Analysis 

about

Steve Clemons is an Executive Director at Basilinna. In addition, he is CEO and Chairman of Widehall, a Washington, DC-based global strategic communications and events consulting firm. Steve was formerly the Founding Editor-at-Large at Semafor, a digital global news platform launched in October 2022. He has also served as Editor-at-Large at The Hill, Washington Editor-at-Large at The Atlantic, and in senior editorial roles at National Journal and Quartz. He is the proprietor of the popular political blog, The Washington Note, and is a frequent commenter on American politics, economics, and global affairs across a broad spectrum of news networks. Steve founded and served as Senior Fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation where he previously served as Executive Vice President.

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