Carrie Sheffield

Carrie Sheffield is an American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst. She was formerly a reporter for Politico and The Hill.

Early life
Sheffield is from a multigenerational Mormon family but formally left the LDS Church in 2010. She was subsequently baptized in the Episcopal Church in Manhattan under the spiritual guidance of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. She now attends "a Bible-believing, nondenominational church in the Washington, D.C., area." Sheffield earned a B.A. in communications from Brigham Young University in 2005 and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University.

Career
Sheffield formerly worked for syndicated columnist Robert Novak before joining the editorial board of The Washington Times under Tony Blankley, writing editorials on domestic and foreign policy and politics.

Sheffield worked as a credit risk manager at Goldman Sachs and bond analyst at Moody's Investors Service and testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert witness on economic policy issues.

She is the author of a memoir, Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness, published by Hachette Book Group.

Personal life
Sheffield is the niece of beauty queen Charlotte Sheffield, former Miss USA.