{{Infobox person | name = Evan Tracey | alma_mater = George Mason University }}

'''Evan Tracey''' is an American communications executive, media analyst and the co-founder and chief operating officer at Campaign Media Analysis Group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/30/us/with-end-near-recall-race-starts-to-look-conventional.html|title=With End Near, Recall Race Starts to Look Conventional|last=Murphy|first=Dean E.|date=2003-09-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/the-ad-man-is-moving-on-055073|title=The ad man is moving on|last=Frates|first=Chris|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Tracey graduated with a B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College and subsequently obtained an M.A. from George Mason University.

== Career == Tracey worked at National Media Research, Planning and Placement (NMRPP) and then, in 1996, went on to co-found and lead Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group, a strategic media data and research agency for politics and public affairs advertising. Throughout his time with the company he served as COO, CEO and President for a total of 16 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natmedia.com/|title=National Media|website=www.natmedia.com|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-maisel/reclaiming-control-of-the_b_260534.html|title=Reclaiming Control of the Health Care Debate|last=Maisel|first=Sandy|author-link=L. Sandy Maisel|date=2009-09-17|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

Subsequently, he served as Senior Vice President of Communications for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), where he supervised a $35 million advocacy campaign.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/state-of-the-union-address-climate-change/4516074|title=State of the Union address: Climate Change|date=2013-02-13|website=Radio National|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/coal-group-overhauls-personnel-90499.html|title=Coal group overhauls personnel|last=Palmer|first=Anna|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

== Membership and affiliations == Tracey is frequently invited to speak at different public events and comment on national and international media.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/campaign-trail/evan-tracey/116402/|title=About Evan Tracey|website=adage.com|date=24 April 2007 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/dems-buy-anti-health-reform-ads-042257|title=Dems buy anti-health-reform ads|last=Kliff|first=Sarah|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120730006317/en/ACCCE-Launches-New-Ad-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.|title=ACCCE Launches New Ad with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.|date=2012-07-30|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/09/bp-ad-airing-only-on-cabl_n_605963.html|title=BP Ad Airing Only On Cable And National TV, Not Gulf Markets|last=Stein|first=Sam|date=2010-06-09|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/27/ad.buys/index.html|title=Ad wars: Obama buys more, Clinton sets tempo - CNN.com|website=CNN|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

He has lectured at the Vicente Fox Center, Harvard's Kennedy School and currently serves as adjunct professor at the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gspm.gwu.edu/evan-tracey|title=Evan Tracey {{!}} Graduate School of Political Management {{!}} The George Washington University|website=gspm.gwu.edu|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

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