Matt Moseley is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and world-record adventure swimmer. He has spent his career at the intersection of public policy, business, and government and has managed many public affairs projects and campaigns for organizations and companies. He is the principal and CEO of the Ignition Strategy Group, which specializes in high-stakes communications and issue management. He is the author of and Dear Dr. Thompson: Felony Murder, Hunter S. Thompson and the Last Gonzo Campaign. He has completed five first-ever record adventure swims and is the subject of two documentaries, Silent River about the first-ever swim down the Green River and Dancing in the Water about his 25-mile swim across Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. He is the co-chair of the Colorado River Basin Council for American Rivers and serves on the Advisory Board for the Center for Leadership at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Kristin, and their children, Charles and Amelia.