Matthew Whitaker is a former Acting Attorney General of the United States, chief of staff to the Attorney General of the United States, and U.S. Attorney. He earned his B.A., M.B.A., and law degree at the University of Iowa and was the Hawkeyes' starting tight end in the 1991 Rose Bowl. Now back in private life, Whitaker is counsel for the law firm Graves Garrett, a managing director of Clout Public Affairs and Axiom Strategies, and a frequent guest on both CNN and Fox News.