Aaron Tao is an entrepreneur, writer, and enthusiast for emerging technologies. After exiting from multiple startups, he is currently a Product Manager with the Lincoln Network.

He holds an M.S. from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. with honors from Case Western Reserve University.

Alexander William Salter is an economics professor in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University and the Comparative Economics Research Fellow at TTU’s Free Market Institute. He is the author of more than 150 academic and popular articles. 

Alexandra Hudson is an award-winning writer based in Indianapolis, currently working on a book on civility and American civic renewal. She earned a Masters degree in Social Policy at the London School of Economics as a Rotary Scholar and has served at the local, state and federal levels of government and public policy—most recently holding an appointment at the US Department of Education.

Now a full-time writer, speaker, and consultant, she has appeared on Fox News and contributes to The Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, POLITICO Magazine, The Washington Examiner, and other national outlets.

Originally from the UK, Alice Calder has spent the last few years working at liberty-focused organizations in London and the USA and now explores these ideas while travelling globally. She holds an MA in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Exeter. She is a regular contributor for TradeVistas where she writes on trade policy and trends. Her other areas of interest are economic sociology, development, and the intersection of economics and culture.

Amy Lutz received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from St. Louis University in 2013. In August 2020, she will graduate from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Her primary areas of research include Holocaust rescue and resistance, rumor studies, and World War II propaganda. She is currently a social media and outreach consultant based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Anastasiia was born to Russian parents and spent her childhood living between Europe and the US. She received an MA in Political Studies with a minor in European Studies from the Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest schools in Europe. For the last half a year, Anastasiia has been working as a Research Assistant at the Wilson Center and at the Cato Institute. She is now doing an editorial internship at the American Spectator and interning at The Charles Koch Institute. She also conducted an eight-month research project at Stanford University and attended entrepreneurship classes at Purdue University. Anastasiia is interested in political philosophy, European politics, and the EU-US relationship.

Ann Marie Miller recently graduated with a Master’s in Economics from George Mason University. She is currently a policy researcher with the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University working on post-COVID economic recovery for western North Carolina. Ann is also participating in the prestigious AEA summer program. Her research interests include urban economics, housing, and regulation.

Anna Tyger is a recent graduate from the George Washington University, where she studied economics and philosophy. Anna has done research with a number of DC area think tanks, including the Heritage Foundation and Tax Foundation. She writes on tax, education, and criminal justice policy with an emphasis on the role of markets in promoting freedom and opportunity.

Ashkhen Kazaryan is Director of civil liberties at TechFreedom, where she manages and develops policy projects on free speech, content moderation, surveillance reform and the intersection of constitutional rights and technology. Ashkhen is an Internet Law and Policy Fellow at the IP Foundry and an expert at the Federalist Society’s Emerging Technology Working Group. Ashkhen received her Specialist in Law degree summa cum laude from Lomonosov MSU in 2012, Master of Law Degree from Yale Law School and is completing her PhD in Law at the Law School of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

She has been featured on C-SPAN, BBC and CNBC.

A native of Chicago, IL, Bradford Traywick earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Prairie View A&M University in 2012. He began his professional policy work at the Texas Public Policy Foundation where he created the infrastructure for the organization to be at the forefront of the conservative conversation about the intersection of African Americans in Texas and public policy. Brad currently serves as the Director of Strategic Communications at Empower America Project. In this role, he crafts effective messaging to support conservative female and minority candidates across the country while promoting educational opportunity and educational freedom for all Americans.

Brad Polumbo is a Senior Contributor to Young Voices, contributing columnist for the Washington Examiner, and a Fellow with the Foundation for Economic Education. He was previously a staff writer and editor at the Washington Examiner. His writing has also appeared in outlets including USA Today, the Daily Beast, National Review, and the Boston Globe. He has appeared numerous times on Fox News, Fox Business, and national radio programs.

Brian Bensimon is an author whose work appears in the Washington Examiner, the Austin American-Statesman, and The Daily Texan. He has written about a variety of topics including criminal justice, surveillance, and the death penalty. Brian hopes to begin a Masters in Political Science at the University of Texas at Tyler this Spring.

Christian Watson studies Philosophy and Journalism at Mercer University and is the host of the Pensive Politics Podcast. During high school, he fought against the arrest of his former high school teacher and advocated for his acquittal, and also defended free speech. He writes for the Mercer Cluster and uses his position on the Mercer Debate Team to actively promote classical liberal thought. His work has been featured in USA Today, Spiked!, Washington Examiner, TownHall and more. 

Christos A. Makridis serves as the Senior Research Adviser in the National Artificial Intelligence Institute in the Department of Veterans Affairs, an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University, a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is also a Digital Fellow at the MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy, a Non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Cyber Security Initiative, a Non-resident fellow at the Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion, and a Senior Adviser to Gallup. Christos holds doctorates in Economics and in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and undergraduates in Economics and Mathematics from Arizona State University.

Colby currently serves as the Chief Intelligence Officer for Make Safe Tech, Inc., a nation-wide network advancing products and technologies for first responders and armed forces. Through this work, he analyzes social-cultural changes, technology, economics, environmental, and political influences of interest to public safety and defense innovation.

Conner Drigotas the Director of Communications and Outreach at the Fairness Center, a nonprofit public interest law firm. He also works as an adjunct professor at Lehigh University where he teaches business communications. Conner earned his MBA from Lehigh University and holds undergraduate degrees in Government & Law and Psychology from Lafayette College. 

Dan King is a Young Voices senior contributor, activist and freelance journalist focused extensively on surveillance, privacy, policing, and criminal justice reform. He’s been published in the likes of The American Conservative, National Review, Reason, The Weekly Standard, The Week and has been seen on Newsy, FOX 5 DC, and “Kibbe On Liberty”.

Daniel was born and raised in Venezuela, where he experienced firsthand life under the Maduro regime. In 2016, Daniel was awarded a full-tuition scholarship and has since graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 

As an economics policy writer and activist, Daniel has been featured on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, Economics 21, The National Interest and has met with President Trump upon invitation to the White House for an Oval Office forum on socialism.

Dylan Hildebrand is a physics and political science student at Harper College, currently serving as student representative on its board of trustees. In Nevada, he has worked as an elementary school teacher, tech specialist, and curriculum developer. Now in Illinois, he tutors K-12 in math and history.

Elise Amez-Droz works in healthcare policy. Her research focuses on devising models for the healthcare industry of tomorrow and assessing the impact of state legislation on healthcare access and quality. She graduated with a master’s degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in 2018 and completed her undergraduate education in Switzerland where she also worked in market research at a pharmaceutical startup.

Emilie Dye recently moved to Sydney, Australia to work as the Director of Policy for the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance. She graduated from George Washington University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. She regularly contributes to the Spectator Australia, the Daily Telegraph, and numerous local papers, and appears regularly on TV and radio in Australia.

Fiona Harrigan is a political writer with Young Voices based in Arizona. Fiona has worked for think-tanks such as Strata Policy and the Foundation for Economic Education and is an alumna of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. She currently works as a photographer for the Foundation for Economic Education.

Grayson Logue is a freelance writer, exploring technology and the intersection of politics, culture, and religion. He formerly worked as an editor at Providence Magazine, a researcher at a New York think tank, and a research assistant to Rich Lowry at National Review. He holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and currently resides in Brooklyn.

Hugo Dante is an experienced policy analyst in the DC area who specializes in banking. He is a graduate of George Mason University where he was awarded an MA Fellowship with the Mercatus Center and also holds a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of North Alabama’s Honors College where he was elected as the student body president. Hugo grew up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and is a naturalized citizen and immigrant from Mexico.

Jakob Puckett’s lifelong passion is finding and communicating ideas that help people improve their lives. Currently, he works toward that as an energy and transportation policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis. 

James Czerniawski is a policy analyst at Libertas Institute, a free-market think tank in Utah. he writes about consumer data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology and innovation issues. His work has been published in Real Clear Future, The Morning Consult, Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune.

Jason Reed is an undergraduate Sociology student at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). As a freelance writer, he has written for national and international outlets including The Times, The Independent, The i Paper, Prospect Magazine, Conservative Home, TheArticle, Spiked, CapX, Reaction, Brexit Central and many more.

He is also Digital Director of the British Conservation Alliance, an environmental campaign organization that is affiliated with the American Conservation Coalition, as well as Deputy Editor of neoliberal opinion site 1828, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Centre Think Tank and President of current affairs magazine, The London Globalist. He is Treasurer of his university Conservative society and founding editor of its official journal, The Tamworth. He was formerly the Senior Coordinator for London at Students for Liberty UK and an intern at UK think tanks the Adam Smith Institute, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the TaxPayers’ Alliance.

Jen is currently a policy analyst at the Pension Integrity Project of the Reason Foundation. Prior to joining Reason, Jen has received an MA in Economics and MA in Political Science from Stony Brook University, where she also held the position of the President of graduate student government. In addition to that, Jen has interned for the Cato Institute and the United Nations.

Currently a master’s student at George Mason University, Jessie McBirney plans to put her Economics degree to work in the field of education policy. She later graduated from Biola University and quickly moved from southern California to Washington, D.C., where she worked in higher education and then in K-12 policy research.

Justin Corbin is a college student in Pennsylvania and is the former National Media Director of the Black Conservative Movement. He is also an alumni of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation and the Heritage Rising Leaders Fellowship. Justin took a gap year between high school and college and co-founded a successful digital media company for political candidates, helping them win tough races all across PA. Justin hosts and sponsors grassroots voter registration drives in Pittsburgh, working to get youth more engaged in politics.

Laura is a rising college senior with an academic and professional background in pre-law. She is passionate about speaking out in defense of societal liberty. As an aspiring writer, she has an interest in developing legal commentary on this issue that is suitable for mainstream consumption.

Loïc is entering his third year of study in Classics at University College, London. Whilst at university, Loïc has been active in politics in the United Kingdom, interning at the Institute of Economic Affairs. From Washington DC, he is fluent in several languages and hopes to continue his education as a postdoc in international relations, and eventually make a career in international development. His main research interests are Education, Immigration, Environment, Tech, and Foreign Policy.

Madison Moore is an author and political analyst. She became the viral moment of the New Hampshire primary when Joe Biden call her “a lying dog-faced pony soldier”. She writes on political and economic issues as a contributor for Young Voices and has been recently contracted by Post Hill Press to write a book on her political experience and economic perspective. Moore is a senior at Mercer University in Macon, GA and will graduate in December with a major in economics and a minor in international affairs.

Nate Hochman is a political writer and editorial intern at The Dispatch. He previously contributed to the National Review and is an alumnus of the American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Academy. Hochman also helps run his college’s chapter of the AEI Executive Council program and is the founder and editor-in-chief of a student-run magazine devoted to publishing unpopular opinions that diverge from political orthodoxy on his campus. His work has been published in National Review, Areo Magazine, The Dispatch and a variety of other publications.

Robert is Director of Communications at NetChoice, a trade association fighting for free speech and free enterprise online.  Robert also worked as the Digital Marketing & Outreach Manager at TechFreedom, a tech policy think tank. Working on issues such as Section 230, FISA, net neutrality and the peer-to-peer economy, Robert immigrated to the U.S. after graduating in International Politics at King’s College London.

Ross Marchand is the director of policy for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. Ross is an alumni of the Mercatus MA Fellowship and received his master’s degree in economics from George Mason University. He has worked with FreedomWorks, ALEC, and the Lithuanian Free Market Institute. Ross’ work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Denver Post, Washington Examiner and he’s appeared on C-SPAN, CGTN, BlazeTV, Fox 5 DC and Stossel (ReasonTV). 

Samuel is an opinion writer for the Deseret News and a Young Voices contributor. He studies sociology and Spanish at Brigham Young University. He began his writing career at age 12 as a sports columnist, but now focuses on immigration and education.

Shaun Cammack is a graduate student at the University of Chicago. His areas of interest includes economic freedom and free expression. Shaun formerly worked in Alaska as a dog handler, and previously lived in Japan as an English teacher. His essays have been published in Areo Magazine and the Merion West Journal.

Tahmineh graduated from UCLA with Honors majoring in Political Science, focusing on International Relations and American Politics. She began her political career as a California State Chair at Young Americans for Liberty. Her writings have been published in the Washington Examiner and Campus Reform. Her areas of expertise include foreign policy, national security, higher education, and elections.

Tahmineh won the Young Americans for Liberty Activist of the Year award in 2018 and the UCLA Chancellor’s Service Award in 2020.

Wesley Shirola is a senior at Northwestern University where he studies Psychology, Public Health and Data Science. His research examines the intersection of science, medicine and law. He is the editor-in-chief of The Remarker, an online source for news and commentary on politics, science, culture and the arts from young writers representing the future of American classical liberalism.

Nolan Gray is an advisor for The Center for Market Urbanism and policy fellow at Mercatus in Washinton, D.C. He holds a Master’s in City & Regional Planning from Rutgers University. His areas of expertise include land-use regulation, development, and urban planning theory.

Nolan’s work has been featured in City Lab, Forbes, and The Guardian. In 2018, he won the Young Voices Award, presented by Reason, for impactful scholarship by writers under 30.

Satya is a policy analyst at the Reason Foundation and former Director of Policy at the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance. He has contributed regularly to The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Spectator in Australia and has been published internationally in The Hill, and The Verdict.

He has been featured on Radio and TV, has reviewed state and federal budgets and also provided analysis on a range of policy areas including tax reform, technology, foreign relations, public health and civil liberties. He has also appeared regularly before state and federal parliamentary and senate inquiries to provide evidence on policies impacting Australia’s economic prosperity and social freedoms.

Molly is a policy analyst at the Libertas Institute in Utah. She writes about criminal justice reform, policing and individual privacy rights. Her work has been published in The Hill, Wired Magazine, Washington Examiner, The Federalist, Salt Lake Tribune, and more.

Molly is a magna cum laude graduate from Rocky Mountain College in Montana where she served as president of her college’s Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Young Americans for Liberty chapters. During her college years she worked as a student coordinator for Students for Liberty and completed a policy internship at Reason Foundation in Washington, DC.

Alex is a Policy Advisor at a London based think tank and Senior Fellow at African Liberty, as well as a Foreign Policy Fellow for Young Voices. Formerly a Research Associate at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity.  He writes about economic freedom, African development, and global well-being for the HumanProgress.org’s Heroes of Progress column.

Hammond’s works have been translated into multiple languages and have been featured in: The Washington Times, Reason, National Interest, Washington Examiner, News 24, Newsweek, CapX, El Cato, Academia Liberalismo Económico, FEE, Contrepoints, the Cato Institute website and the HumanProgress.org blog. He’s appeared on: Fox5, Glenn Beck Radio Show, Alhurra T.V., Newsy, i24 News, Lars Larson Show, Q+A in the Daily Express, and Global News Radio (770 CHQR)

Matthew Larosiere is the policy director for the Firearms Policy Coalition. He writes on the subject of the 2nd Amendment, gun law, taxation and gun violence. His work has been featured in National Review, Cato Blog, Fox Nation, Forbes, Wall Street Journal and more.

Matthew graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama with a J.D. and Master of Laws in Taxation. During law school, he served as the president of the Federalist Society and the ethics opinion editor of the Journal of the Legal Profession. He holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Central Florida.

Alex Muresianu is a Boston-based writer, who primarily writes on topics such as taxes, healthcare, and occupational licensing. Previously, he interned at the Tax Foundation on the federal policy team, worked as an Akin Fellow of Digital Media at the Pioneer Institute, and was a journalism intern at Reason.

His work has been published in numerous outlets, including National Review Online, The Orange County Register, The Kansas City Star, The Detroit News, The American Conservative, The Federalist, RealClear Policy, the Washington Examiner, and The Springfield Republican.

Christian Barnard is an education policy analyst with the Reason Foundation and writer for Young Voices. His work has been featured in multiple publications such as the OC Register, The Hill, Orlando Sentinel, Washington Examiner and on SiriusXM, WJLA DC and FOX 5 DC.