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Eduardo Aninat, Ph.D.
A world renowned economist and policy advisor. He serves on international and domestic boards. Dr. Aninat was formerly the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. He also served as the Minister of Finance for Chile and Ambassador to Mexico.

Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Bradley is a leading politician, investment banker at Allen & Company, scholar, and athlete. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 – 1997 representing the state of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

The Honorable Carole L. Brookins
A leading consultant on international policy, commodity markets, and market based environmental solutions. She serves on corporate and non-profit boards. Formerly, Ms. Brookins served as the United States Executive Director to The World Bank.

Charles Goodhart, CBE, FBA
A top scholar on financial stability and central banking. He is a member of the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics and a former Member of Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

Henry Kaufman, Ph.D.
President of Henry Kaufman & Company Inc. A leading scholar in finance, markets, and regulation. Dr. Kaufman serves on numerous for profit and not-for-profit boards and was formerly the Vice Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee, and Chief Economist at Salomon Brothers Inc.

Judge Richard A. Posner
An influential figure in the law and economics movement. He is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. He is the author of nearly 40 books on jurisprudence, legal philosophy, and several other topics.

The Honorable Randal K. Quarles
Managing Director at the Carlyle Group. He formerly served at Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, where he led the Departmentʼs activities in financial sector and capital markets policy. Before serving as Under Secretary, Mr. Quarles was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.

Richard L. Sandor, Ph.D., Dr. Sc.h.c.
Former Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Climate Exchange, a self-regulatory exchange that administers the worldʼs first multi-national and multi-sector marketplace for reducing and trading greenhouse gases. Dr. Sandor was honored by the City of Chicago in 1992 for his contribution to the creation of financial futures and his recognition as the "father of financial futures."

Myron Scholes, Ph.D.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for work in Finance and Derivatives and also serves as the E. Buck Professor of Finance Emeritus at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

  Experts  

Lawrence Goodman
President

Steve H. Hanke
Special Counselor

Bruce Tuckman
Director / Financial Markets Research

William A. Barnett
Director / Advances in Monetary and Financial Measurement

Bradley J. Bondi
Senior Fellow / Legal Studies

Steven Lofchie
Senior Fellow / Legal Studies

Robin L. Lumsdaine
Senior Fellow / International Finance

Kurt Schuler
Senior Fellow / Financial History

Kim Leslie Shafer
Senior Fellow / Legal Studies

Jeff van den Noort
Chief Technology Officer

Yubo Wang
Senior Fellow / Financial Markets

Patricia Wilson Fridley
Senior Advisor

LeAnn Yee
Manager of Communications and Development

Lindsey Goble
Research Associate