Rick Tyler is the Director of the Advanced School of Politics at the Leadership Institute, where he leads a team dedicated to training thousands of conservative candidates, operatives, and activists to win political campaigns. His work extends beyond the United States, offering expertise to leaders in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Japan, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, and Israel.
A frequent guest on cable news and talk radio, Rick is recognized as a thought-provoking political analyst. With over three decades of experience, he is known for offering clear insights into the strategies and motivations behind political posturing. His direct, no-spin approach has earned him appearances on major networks, including MSNBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, PBS, HBO, CNBC, CBN, Bloomberg News, BBC, CBC, RTE, ArabyTV, and Al Jazeera.
Rick is the author of Still Right: An Immigrant-Loving, Hybrid-Driving, Composting American Makes the Case for Conservatism, and he is a featured speaker with the Macmillan Speakers Bureau.
He is also the Founder of Foundry Strategies, a strategic communications firm that helps candidates and campaigns sharpen their messaging and media presence. His political experience includes serving as National Spokesperson for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign and as a senior advisor and spokesman for the Winning Our Future PAC, a pro-Newt Gingrich Super PAC during the 2012 election cycle. Prior to these roles, Rick spent over a decade as a key advisor and spokesperson for Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Rick has been invited to speak before numerous professional organizations, committees, and state legislative caucuses. His academic contributions include guest lectures at prestigious institutions such as the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, and the Global Center for Political Engagement at The George Washington University.
