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.

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)

George Clowes
Senior Fellow
Education Policy
clowes@heartland.org

George Clowes, Ph.D., is The Heartland Institute's senior fellow for education policy. He served as founding managing editor of School Reform News ... (learn more)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Jay Lehr
Science Director
Senior Fellow
Environment Policy
lehr@heartland.org

Jay Lehr, Ph.D. is senior fellow and science director of The Heartland Institute, an independent nonprofit organization based in Chicago. In 2008 he ... (learn more)

Maureen Martin
Senior Fellow
Legal Affairs
martin@heartland.org

Maureen Martin is The Heartland Institute's senior fellow for legal affairs and managing editor of Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly. Formerly a partner ... (learn more)

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)

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)

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)

Steven Titch
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)

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)

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)