Matt Towery

Matt Towery is a graduate of England's Cambridge University and Florida's Stetson University Law School (Cum Laude). He is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and at age 30, he was his party's nominee for Lt. Governor of Georgia.

Mr. Towery has served as campaign chairman for Newt Gingrich and chief strategist for numerous national political campaigns. He is known for his bipartisanship. He became the first and only Republican to preside over the Democratically controlled Georgia House prior to leaving politics in 1997.

Towery is an attorney, businessman and successful author. His first major book, "Powerchicks: How Women Will Dominate America" (Longstreet Press, 1998), received national attention in publications ranging from The Washington Post to Ladies Home Journal. Matt Towery has appeared on national programs ranging from ABC's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher," FOX News' "The O'Reilly Factor," CNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," NBC's "Leeza," and CNN's "Talk Back Live" and "Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff." Towery continues to appear on national talk shows and recently authored the book "Mean Business: The Insider's Guide to Winning Any Political Election" (Longstreet Press, 2000).

Mr. Towery has written columns for publications ranging from trade magazines (such as Hollywood's Daily Variety) to daily newspapers and monthly magazines.

As a businessman, Towery was CEO of his family-owned Color Graphics, the South's largest commercial sheet fed printing company. He sold the company to Mail Well (NYSE) in 1997. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of InsiderAdvantage.com, a subscription-based source for advanced information about government and public issues for corporations and the media. Its GovernmentBids.com division is the most active site on the Internet for information about government contracts.

Matt Towery lives in Atlanta with his wife and two children.