Steve Clemons is chairman and CEO of Widehall. In addition to his leadership of Widehall, he is Editor at Large at The National Interest and is Co-Chair of the European national security think tank GLOBSEC US Initiative. He is also the recipient of the 2025 Urbino Award for excellence in American journalism.

Clemons has served as Editor at Large of The Hill, The Atlantic and Semafor as well as in senior editorial roles at National Journal and Quartz. He is also proprietor of the popular political blog, The Washington Note, and hosts the popular news show, The Bottom Line, on the global network of Al Jazeera English. Clemons previously served as Executive Vice President of the Economic Strategy Institute and the New America Foundation, and was founding Executive Director of the Center for the National Interest.