David Axelrod Biography / Wiki
David Axelrod is an American political consultant and analyst. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for being the chief strategist to Barack Obama during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Axelrod began working for the Chicago Tribune as a political reporter. He then assisted in spearheading Paul Simon’s victorious 1984 campaign for the Illinois U.S. Senate. Axelrod established a political consulting business and became known as a highly sought-after Democratic strategist, particularly in Illinois.
His clientele included Chicago Mayors Harold Washington and Richard M. Daley, to whom he served as a longstanding advisor. By coaching candidates like Rahm Emanuel for the 2006 midterm elections and John Edwards during his 2004 presidential campaign, Axelrod also increased his national prominence.
David Axelrod Age / Birthday
How old is Axelrod? He is 70 years old as of 2025. David was born on February 22, 1955, in the Lower East Side, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 22nd February every year.
David Axelrod Education
David attended Stuyvesant High School. He also graduated from the University of Chicago, where he majored in political science. ALSO REA: Will Cain
David Axelrod Height / Measurement
How tall is Axelrod? He stands at an average height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.88 m). However, information about his other boy measurements is currently under review.
David Axelrod Nationality / Ethnicity
David holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. He was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Stuyvesant Town. He is of Jewish ethnicity/heritage.
David Axelrod Parents / Family
Axelrod was born and raised in a liberal Jewish family, Joseph Axelrod and Myril Bennett. His mother was a journalist at PM, a liberal-leaning 1940s newspaper, and later an advertising executive at Young and Rubicam. His father, a psychologist and avid baseball fan, emigrated from Eastern Europe to the United States at the age of eleven. When Axelrod was eight, his parents divorced. Unbeknownst to the family at the time, Axelrod revealed in a CNN opened in 2021 that his father had a serious case of clinical depression, which ultimately led to his suicide when the younger Axelrod was 19.
David Axelrod Wife / Married
Is David married? Yes, he is happily married to Susan Landau, a business student who is the daughter of physician-scientist Richard L. Landau. The couple tied the knot in a wedding ceremony in 1979. David and Susan are proud parents to have three children: Lauren Axelrod, Michael Axelrod, and Ethan Axelrod. The firstborn daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy at seven months of age.
David Axelrod Salary
Axelrod is an American political consultant and analyst earning an annual salary ranging from $20,000 to $90,000.
David Axelrod Net Worth
David has been working as a political consultant and analyst, who has an estimated net worth between $1 million and $10 million.
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Axelro is a political consultant and analyst. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for being the chief strategist to Barack Obama during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Axelrod began working for the Chicago Tribune as a political reporter. He then assisted in spearheading Paul Simon’s victorious 1984 campaign for the Illinois U.S. Senate. Axelrod established a political consulting business and became known as a highly sought-after Democratic strategist, particularly in Illinois.
His clientele included Chicago Mayors Harold Washington and Richard M. Daley, to whom he served as a longstanding advisor. By coaching candidates like Rahm Emanuel for the 2006 midterm elections and John Edwards during his 2004 presidential campaign, Axelrod also increased his national prominence.
