John Heilemann was born in Los Angeles, California in January 1966. He graduated from Northwestern University and earned his M.P.P. from Harvard University. Heilemann has served as a national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He authored the book Pride Before the Fall: The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era in 2001. John Heilemann co-authored the books Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime in 2010 and Double Down: Game Change 2012 in 2013 with Mark Halperin. Heilemann hosted the documentary TV series Download: the True Story of the Internet. He produced and co-starred on Showtime’s series The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth.
