Chris Whipple

Chris Whipple is an author, political analyst, and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, and NPR, and has contributed essays to The New York Times , The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , and Vanity Fair . His first book, The Gatekeepers , an analysis of the position of White House Chief of Staff, was a New York Times bestseller. His follow-up, The Spymasters , was based on interviews with nearly every living CIA Director and was critically acclaimed...See more

Chris Whipple is an author, political analyst, and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, and NPR, and has contributed essays to The New York Times , The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , and Vanity Fair . His first book, The Gatekeepers , an analysis of the position of White House Chief of Staff, was a New York Times bestseller. His follow-up, The Spymasters , was based on interviews with nearly every living CIA Director and was critically acclaimed. Whipple lives in New York City with his wife Cary. See less