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The Heartland Institute's Senior Fellows program features 14 of the nation's most knowledgeable and dynamic public policy experts. Heartland Senior Fellows write scores of articles--from letters to the editor to full-blown policy studies--conduct media interviews, testify at legislative hearings, and speak to audiences ranging in size from 10 to 10,000.
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Dennis Avery Senior Fellow Climate Change cgfi@hughes.net |
Dennis Avery is a senior fellow with The Heartland Institute, director of the Center for Global Food Issues, and a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute. ... (learn more) |
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George Clowes Senior Fellow Education Policy clowes@heartland.org |
George Clowes is The Heartland Institute’s Senior Fellow for education policy. He served as founding managing editor of School Reform News between ... (learn more) |
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Wendell Cox Senior Fellow Urban Growth and Transit Policy cox@heartland.org |
Wendell Cox is a senior fellow of The Heartland Institute; a consultant to public and private public policy, planning and transportation organizations; ... (learn more) |
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Richard Dolinar Senior Fellow Health Care Policy dolinar@heartland.org |
Richard O. Dolinar, M.D., is a senior fellow with The Heartland Institute and a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. A clinical endocrinologist ... (learn more) |
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Robert Gray Holland Senior Fellow Education holland@heartland.org |
Robert Holland, a journalist and author who has championed school choice throughout his career, is a Heartland Institute Senior Fellow addressing education ... (learn more) |
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James Johnston Senior Fellow Energy and Regulatory Policy johnston@heartland.org |
Jim Johnston is The Heartland Institute's senior fellow for energy and regulatory policy and a member of its Board of Directors. He retired in January ... (learn more) |
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Jay Lehr Science Director Senior Fellow Environment Policy lehr@heartland.org |
Dr. Jay H. Lehr is senior fellow and science director of The Heartland Institute, an independent nonprofit organization based in Chicago. He is an ... (learn more) |
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Maureen Martin Senior Fellow Legal Affairs martin@heartland.org |
Maureen Martin is senior fellow for legal affairs for The Heartland Institute. Formerly a partner in a large Chicago law firm, she has been in the ... (learn more) |
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John Rutledge Senior Fellow Economic Growth and Technology rutledge@heartland.org |
Dr. John Rutledge is The Heartland Institute's senior fellow for economic growth and technology. He is chairman of Rutledge Capital, a private equity ... (learn more) |
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Greg Scandlen Senior Fellow Health Care Finance greg@chcchoices.org |
Greg Scandlen is a senior fellow of The Heartland Institute and founder and president of Consumers for Health Care Choices, a non-partisan, non-profit ... (learn more) |
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James Taylor Managing Editor Environment & Climate News Senior Fellow Environment Policy taylor@heartland.org |
James M. Taylor is managing editor of Environment & Climate News a national monthly publication devoted to sound science and free-market environmentalism ... (learn more) |
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Steven Titch Managing Editor IT&T News Senior Fellow Telecom and Info Technology titch@heartland.org |
Steven Titch, founder of Expert Editorial Inc., is recognized internationally as one of today’s top telecommunications journalists and analysts. Titch ... (learn more) |
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Lee Walker President The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change Senior Fellow Multicultural Public Policy lwalker@newcoalition.org |
Lee H. Walker is president of The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change and a senior fellow of The Heartland Institute. He is chairman of the ... (learn more) |
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Brian Wesbury Senior Fellow Federal Budget and Tax Policy wesbury@heartland.org |
Brian Wesbury is The Heartland Institute’s senior fellow for federal budget and tax policy. He is chief economist for First Trust Portfolio, LLC, in ... (learn more) |