John Bailey is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute. He possess expertise in policy analysis, policy, public speaking, strategy, grants and 40 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "John is a very smart guy, and a pleasure to converse with. He's a big thinker and is able to assess a scene, organize his thoughts and ideas about that scene and then clearly communicate so as to produce a positive effect for lots of people. John was a columnist years ago for a magazine I edited and he was always a pleasure to work with. He is clever but approachable and a top-notch strategist, writer, leader and a very decent human being.", "I had the good fortune to work with John while we were launching the Department of Education's highly successful programs under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act. All told, the programs will save the taxpayer over $10 billion and ensured that every student that wanted a student loan to go to college was able to get one. John's task and personnel management skills were on display daily, as he coordinated the efforts of three agencies (OMB, Education and Treasury) and the disparate interests represented there, as well as worked with industry to get necessary buy-in. He provided support when needed, managed the system with aplomb and put out the many fires that raged during what were tense, high-level negotiations. In all, I have the highest regard for John and sincerely hope we have the chance to work again.", and "If you ever need a knowledgeable, interesting, and exciting speaker on education or education technology, you can't go wrong with John. I've heard him speak at least 4 or 5 times at different conferences. I always learned something and he always held my, and everyone else's interest."