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Neil Patel (political advisor)

British-American political advisor

Field	Value
name	Neil Patel
birth_date
Scotland
nationality	British-American
alma_mater	Trinity College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
known_for	Founder of The Daily Caller
party	Republican

Scotland Georgetown University (JD)

Neil Patel () (born 1970) is a British-American lawyer, hedge fund manager, conservative political advisor, and publisher. He is the co-founder and publisher of The Daily Caller.

Early life and education

Patel was born in Scotland and moved to the United States at age three. He graduated from Worcester Academy and received his B.A. from Trinity College in Connecticut. At Trinity, Patel roomed with Tucker Carlson. Patel holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an associate editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law. He is of Indian descent.

Career

Patel served as Scooter Libby's deputy before becoming chief policy advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney. In his role as an advisor to Cheney, Patel represented the Vice President at White House economic and domestic policy meetings, interacted with the business community on behalf of the Vice President, and managed the Vice President's policy staff. He also served as Staff Secretary to the Vice President, managing the flow of all documents to and from Cheney, including classified information.

Patel was nominated by the Bush White House to run the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, but he was not confirmed.

After leaving the vice president's office in 2009, Patel co-partnered with Tucker Carlson to co-founded The Daily Caller, a conservative news and opinion website. Carlson sold his one-third stake in The Daily Caller to Patel in June 2020.

Patel co-founded and is managing director of Bluebird Asset Management, a hedge fund focusing on mortgage-backed securities.

References

Kurtz, Howard. (January 11, 2010). "Media Notes: A look at Tucker Carlson's political Web site, the Daily Caller". [[Washington Post]].
(August 2025). "Neil S. Patel Joins AFP as Senior Advisor". The Americans Futures Project.
Schmitt, Eric. (October 30, 2005). "Indicted aide had been 'Cheney's Dick Cheney'". [[New York Times]].
(January 22, 2010). "Famous 5: Neil Patel". famousdc.
(June 11, 2020). "Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Cuts Ties With Conservative Media Site The Daily Caller". Forbes.

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