Each year, an issue highlights the 500 most influential voices in Washington, focusing on expertise essential for navigating the current administration's challenges. The selection process scrutinizes individuals with deep policy knowledge rather than merely communication skills. Excluding elected officials, it aims to illuminate those whose influence genuinely derives from substantive expertise. This yearâs list features newcomers poised to affect critical policy areas, showcasing a range of ideological perspectives while emphasizing genuine engagement with the nuances of governance.
Our selections span the ideological spectrum, and weâve deliberately avoided including big-name "hired guns" whose influence stems more from communication skills and networks than from genuine policy expertise.
With a new administration now in place, these power players' expertise and strategic insight are especially crucial as they navigate shifting priorities and relationships across the capital.
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