September 29, 2025
The Drew Forum Presents: Mitt Romney
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This event is generously sponsored by the
Moderated by Dana Bash
Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation.
The Drew Forum Presents: Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is a statesman, businessman and former Republican presidential nominee known for his bold leadership and independent voice. A singular figure in American politics, Romney brings deep insights into leadership, policy, and our nation’s most pressing challenges.
As Governor of Massachusetts from 20032007, Romney pioneered a landmark healthcare law responsible for insuring millions of residents. Romney also led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics, turning the struggling Games into a success story. Before entering public service, Romney was a successful management consultant at Bain & Company and co-founded the highly successful private equity firm Bain Capital.
As U.S. Senator for Utah, Romney was a leading voice for fiscal discipline, climate action, America’s role in the world, and the need for a comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter China’s ascendance. He played a key role in historic bipartisan legislation on improving the nation’s physical infrastructure, emergency COVID relief, marriage equality with religious liberty protections, and gun safety.
He has been married to his wife Ann for 55 years, and together they have five sons, 25 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Dana Bash
Dana Bash is CNN’s chief political correspondent, anchor of Inside Politics with Dana Bash, and co-anchor of State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the network’s Sunday morning newsmaker show. Bash is an award-winning journalist who plays a key role in the network’s political coverage, conducting high-profile interviews with candidates, serving as an anchor for CNN’s Election Night in America special coverage and frequently moderating presidential debates and town hall specials. In 2024, she co-moderated CNN’s historic Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.
The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation
The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation was established in 1983 by New Brunswick philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation supports a variety of projects across broad issue areas.
About the Drew Forum
For 30 years, the Drew Forum speaker series has welcomed world-renowned guests to Drew University and local communities. From past and future presidents and vice presidents, to leaders of state and policy, to Pulitzer Prize-winning historians and journalists, to comedians and astrophysicists, to newscasters and podcasters, each year the Drew Forum cedes the stage to unique perspectives, thought leaders, and changemakers. The Drew Forum presents
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