Greg Valliere is the chief political strategist at Horizon Investments, a Charlotte, NC-based firm that specializes in products that mitigate investor risk. Mr. Valliere has nearly 40 years of experience following Washington issues for institutional and retail investors. His work focuses on the vital intersection of politics and economics, including the role of Congress and the White House in fashioning fiscal policy, and interest rate policy as determined by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Mr. Valliere is widely quoted in the nation’s media and is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and radio, Fox Business, CNN, and CBS radio. He is also regularly quoted in the nation’s financial press, including Barron’s and the Wall Street Journal. He earned a BA from George Washington University.