Matt Schlapp is the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s original grassroots conservative organization. During his five-year tenure as chairman, ACU has almost tripled in size, expanded CPAC to reach 25 million live viewers and 1 billion Twitter impressions at the most recent CPAC. ACU also hosts dozens of additional events, including Battleground CPACs in the US and international CPACs abroad.

Ian Walters is the ACU Communications Director. He is responsible in large part for CPAC’s rise as an important voice for conservatism throughout the past two decades. He met his wife--CPAC & Events Director, Carin Walters--at CPAC 2009. He is the father of two wonderful daughters and is an accomplished working musician.

Eric D. Hargan is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).As Deputy Secretary, he is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and management of the department in addition to leading policy and strategy development.
From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Hargan served at HHS in a variety of capacities, including holding the position of Acting Deputy Secretary. During his tenure at HHS, Mr. Hargan also served as the Department’s Regulatory Policy Officer, where he oversaw the development and approval of all HHS, CMS, and FDA regulations and significant guidances.

Vince Coglianese is the editorial director of The Daily Caller and the host of WMAL’s “Mornings On The Mall” in Washington, D.C.

In 2010, Vince joined The Daily Caller as an editor, where he’s reported on and edited thousands of national news stories.

Vince was named The Daily Caller’s editor-in-chief in 2016, replacing site founder Tucker Carlson in the role. Under Vince’s leadership, the news outlet grew to approximately 20 million unique readers and 100 million page views per month.

Upon assuming the host role for “Mornings on the Mall” in 2017, Vince transitioned to become The Daily Caller’s editorial director.

In 2019, Vince was named to the Talkers Magazine “Heavy Hundred,” a list of “the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America.”

Vince has appeared regularly as a guest on the Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, the Fox Business Network and CNBC.