 I think I'm a Republican or maybe a Democrat. And I think that gives a good sense of where things are at in our household. In 2007, Gayle joined the National Finance Committee of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She became one of his top fundraisers. A couple of years after Obama was elected, Gayle joined the board of a government organization called the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which helps U.S. firms do business in emerging markets.