Rob Schwarzwalder serves as Senior Vice President for the Family Research Council. He oversees the Communications and Policy teams and manages the Policy department (including the Marriage and Religion Research Institute) directly. Rob spent many years on Capitol Hill as Chief of Staff for two Members of Congress and as a press secretary in both the House and Senate. The Senator and Congressmen for whom he worked held seats on the Senate and House Armed Services committees; the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee; and the House Oversight and Government Reform, Natural Resources, Science, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. From 1997 - 2001, Rob was director of communications and senior writer at the National Association of Manufacturers. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Rob to be senior speechwriter at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he crafted language relating to all facets of the President's health care agenda. Rob's articles and op-eds have been published in many of America's leading newspapers and journals. He has been interviewed on economic and political topics by outlets as diverse as National Public Radio, The New York Times and The Weekly Standard and has facilitated many successful media events and news conferences. Rob and his wife, Valerie have three children. They make their home in northern Virginia, where they are active members at Immanuel Bible Church.