Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and popular speaker who leads a training and consulting firm based in Washington, DC.

Stephen grew up largely in Europe due to his father’s career as an officer in the US Army. After a youth filled with sports, travel, and mischief, he attended college in the US and earned a bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy. For the next decade he lived in Texas where he completed a master’s degree, hosted a radio program, and began acquiring a reputation as a speaker of both depth and humor.

In 1991, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to join the leadership team of one of the nation’s top mega-churches. He quickly became its senior leader. During that time, he earned a doctorate, worked among the Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan, and advised numerous national leaders.

In these years, he also launched the writing career for which he has become internationally known. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Faith of George W. Bush and the international bestseller The Faith of Barack Obama.

Out of Mansfield’s experience as an international speaker has come his devotion to training others in the art of public speaking. His speaker training firm, The Mansfield Group, based in Washington, D.C., trains speakers of every kind to help them become the best communicators possible. The firm has worked with top politicians, CEOs, rock stars, major publishing firms, and educational institutions around the world.

Mansfield lives in Nashville, TN and Washington, D.C. with his beloved wife, Beverly.