Brian Costin joined the staff of The Heartland Institute in November 2007. As Heartland’s assistant director of government relations, Costin’s responsibilities include the recruiting, hiring, training, and managing of legislative specialists to encourage more legislators to embrace free-market ideas.

Costin holds a Master of Management of Nonprofit Administration degree from North Park University. He also graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in economics and politics/government. Previously, Costin worked in operations management and business development at United Parcel Service.