Carrie Esther Sheffield (born February 15, 1983, in Fairfax, Virginia) is a conservative political commentator, columnist, author, and broadcaster based in Washington, D.C. The fifth of eight children in a family with multigenerational ties to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon), she grew up amid significant family challenges, including her father's excommunication from the LDS Church, mental illness, claims of being a modern-day prophet, violent behavior, financial dysfunction, and work as a street musician; two older brothers were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Sheffield left home before university due to these issues. Raised Mormon, she formally left the LDS Church in 2010, became agnostic, and was later baptized in the Episcopal Church in Manhattan under Presiding Bishop Michael Curry; she now attends a Bible-believing nondenominational church in the D.C. area. A mental health advocate, she leads the Healthy Faith initiative for faith-based mental health support, including for veterans. Education: B.A. with honors in communications from Brigham Young University (2005), Fulbright Fellowship in Berlin, Germany, and Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) from Harvard Kennedy School with a concentration in business policy. Her career began on Wall Street, managing municipal credit risk at Goldman Sachs and serving as lead analyst on a $5 billion portfolio of healthcare bonds at Moody's Investors Service in Manhattan. Transitioning to journalism and policy, she worked for syndicated columnist Robert Novak, joined the editorial board of The Washington Times under Tony Blankley (writing on domestic and foreign policy), reported for Politico and The Hill, served as Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (2015), conducted research for economist Edward Conard at the American Enterprise Institute, and testified before U.S. Congress on economic policy (e.g., 2023 on Bidenomics). She has published in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, USA Today, National Review, Forbes, and others. Current roles include Senior Policy Analyst and Director of AI/Tech Policy at the Independent Women's Forum / Voice (IWV), host of Just the News AM with Carrie Sheffield, and columnist/broadcaster. In government service, she was appointed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin in November 2025 to the Virginia State Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation (term ends June 30, 2028) and unanimously elected Vice Chair in January 2026. Author of the 2024 memoir Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness (Hachette Book Group), which details her family trauma and path to healing. Also a musician, she performed as a vocal soloist at a Kennedy Center event with President Trump. Personal interests: avid runner (completed Marine Corps Marathon); visited all seven continents before age 30. No major controversies, though minor criticism includes an undated claim of 'fake news' regarding CFPB reporting.