Paul Rieckhoff — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President and Founder of Righteous Media, and Host of the 'Independent Americans' podcast.
Founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) in 2004, which grew to over 400,000 members.
Founder of Independent Veterans of America (IVA) and Co-Founder of American Veterans for Ukraine (AVU).
Author of 'Chasing Ghosts,' a book that critiques the Iraq War.
Served as an Army first lieutenant and infantry rifle platoon leader in Iraq from 2003 to 2004.
Served as the 2021 Karl Loewenstein Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in the Political Science Department at Amherst College.
Graduated from Amherst College in 1998 with a BA in political science.

Biography

Paul Rieckhoff is an American social entrepreneur, activist, and veteran of the United States Army and the Iraq War. He is the President and Founder of Righteous Media Inc. and the host of the 'Independent Americans' podcast.

Rieckhoff is also the Founder of Independent Veterans of America (IVA) and Co-Founder of American Veterans for Ukraine (AVU). He is recognized as a national security and political analyst for NewsNation and MSNBC.