BIO
Melissa O'Sullivan is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the International Reagan Thatcher Society, where she leads the organization's mission to preserve and advance the intellectual and political legacies of President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Coming of age during what historian Stephen Hayward termed the Age of Reagan, O'Sullivan developed an early commitment to conservative political principles. She held leadership roles within the Republican Party at both state and local levels and participated in federal political campaigns.
Together with her husband, John O'Sullivan, she developed a personal relationship with Baroness Margaret Thatcher, hosting a series of events in her honor over the years. These experiences helped shape O'Sullivan's enduring commitment to the transatlantic exchange of political ideas.
For more than a decade, she has contributed to program development at the Danube Institute in Budapest, supporting international intellectual dialogue and institutional engagement.
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Her professional background also includes more than twenty years in the security sector. As the founder of her own company, she worked with both federal government and private-sector clients.
Connecting the legacy of Reagan and Thatcher with a new generation of transatlantic thinkers and leaders.
A graduate of the University of Alabama, O'Sullivan continues to provide commentary on political developments on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Through her leadership of IRTS, she brings together extensive professional experience, longstanding political relationships, and a commitment to introducing new generations to the principles that defined the Reagan–Thatcher era.
