Mike Allen is a cofounder of Axios and an executive producer of the Emmy Award–winning docu-news series, Axios on HBO. Allen was a cofounder of Politico, where he created Politico Playbook and helped build the company. He has been named several times to Vanity Fair's “New Establishment” list. He is also an alumnus of TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. His new book, SMART BREVITY is available now.