Page Gardner is a rare combination of visionary thinker, social entrepreneur, data-driven manager and seasoned campaign and communications consultant. Gardner is regarded as one of the nation’s leading political and communication strategists. She is the President and Founder of PSG Consulting. She also was the Founder and President for 20 years of the Voter Participation
Center (formerly Women’s Voices Women Vote) and the Center for Voter Information (formerly Women’s Voice Women Vote Action Fund). In these roles and throughout her career as a policy innovator and expert, Gardner has been transforming women’s political participation and civic engagement.
Gardner’s expertise has been noticed by the most prominent names in the private and public sectors. Politico listed her as the leading authority on the marriage gap. It was Gardner who pointed to the “Rising American Electorate” – the communities of previously underutilized and generally marginalized constituencies including individuals of color, unmarried women, and young people. Recognizing these voters as the majority of America’s voting population, Gardner made political parties and contenders pay attention. The Economist credited Gardner’s discovery of this populace trend as the seminal factor in the 2008, 2012 and 2020 presidential elections. In 2020, Gardner’s information-based strategies to stimulate voter registration and turnout was acknowledged by the APSA.
Gardner has been a guest on CNN, Fox News, NBC, MSNBC, and PBS shows, discussing trends in population growth, priorities and concerns of women voters, and electorate participation. In 1992, Gardner worked on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign and John Keey’s U.S. Senate bid. Previously, Garnder worked as a political fundraiser for politicians like Barney Frank, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic National Convention.
