Meredith Bagby is a nonfiction writer as well as film and TV producer. Her previous books include: We’ve Got Issues, Rational Exuberance, and an ongoing series, The Annual Report of the USA. She produces with actress Kyra Sedgwick under the shingle, Big Swing Productions. Previously she was a senior film development executive at DreamWorks SKG. Bagby was a political reporter and producer for CNN and a teaching fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Her education includes Columbia Law School and Harvard College.