Ralph Reed is founder and president of Century Strategies, a public relations and public affairs firm advising Fortune 500 companies. He has also worked on seven U.S. presidential campaigns and advised 88 Senate, Governor, and Congress campaigns in 24 states. As executive director of the Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997, Reed was recognized for building one of the nation's most effective grassroots organizations by Newsweek, Life, and Time magazines. He and his wife have four children and live in Duluth, Georgia.