Gaston Mooney is the President of Blaze Media and a media executive with a background in Republican politics. He previously served as an executive at CRTV and played a key role in its merger with TheBlaze. Before his media career, Mooney worked as a policy advisor for the Senate Republican Steering Committee under Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) from October 2012 to February 2014, and held positions in the George W. Bush administration and the U.S. House of Representatives. He has contributed to conservative media outlets such as Conservative Review and Medium. Mooney earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Furman University and resides in Greenville, South Carolina, with his wife and three sons. His professional network includes managing figures like Daniel Horowitz.