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  • Hans Bader

    Senior Attorney and Counsel for Special Projects

    Hans’ prior casework included suits involving the First Amendment, federalism, and civil rights issues. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in economics and history, and later earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

  • John Berlau

    Director of the Center for Investors and Entrepreneurs

    John has written about the impact of public policy on entrepreneurship for publications like Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily. He graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in journalism and economics.

  • Al Canata

    Director of Development
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    Nicole Ciandella

    Administrative Assistant in the Communications Department

    Nicole serves as the Administrative Assistant in the Communications Department.

  • Gregory Conko

    Senior Fellow

    Mr. Conko’s expertise is in food and drug regulation, biotechnology, agriculture and agricultural trade, and the general treatment of health and environmental risks in public policy. He is co-founder and VP of AgBioWorld Foundation.

  • Clyde Wayne Crews

    Vice President for Policy, Director of Technology Studies

    Mr. Crews’ work includes regulatory reform, antitrust policy, safety and environmental issues, and various information-age concerns like privacy, broadband, and intellectual property. He has testified before several congressional committees.

  • Lee Doren

    Communications Coordinator

    Lee Doren is CEI's Communications Coordinator. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Communications, and he received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is currently licensed to practice law in Illinois.

  • Myron Ebell

    Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy

    Myron Ebell is director of energy and global warming policy at CEI. He also serves as director of Freedom Action, a web-based grassroots activist organization loosely affiliated with CEI, and chairs the Cooler Heads Coalition, which comprises over two dozen non-profit groups in this country and abroad that question global warming alarmism and oppose energy rationing policies.

  • Christine Hall

    Director of Communications

    Prior to joining CEI, Ms. Hall was a reporter with CNS News, reporting on economics and politics. Ms. Hall also served as a policy analyst for Steve Forbes's 2000 presidential campaign, a social security policy analyst for former Rep. Mark Sanford.

  • Christopher C. Horner

    Counsel, Cooler Heads Coalition and Senior Fellow

    As an attorney, Horner has represented CEI, scientists, and Members of the U.S. Congress on matters of environmental policy in the federal courts including the Supreme Court. He is the author of two best-selling books on global warming policy.

  • Sam Kazman

    General Counsel

    In addition to being CEI’s General Counsel, Mr. Kazman heads CEI’s Death By Regulation project. This project focuses on raising public awareness of the often hidden costs of government overregulation.

  • Marlo Lewis, Jr.

    Senior Fellow

    Mr. Lewis writes on global warming, energy policy, and other public policy issues. Prior to joining CEI in April 2002, he served as Director of External Relations at the Reason Foundation.

  • Angela Logomasini

    Director of Risk and Environmental Policy

    Ms. Logomasini conducts research and analysis on environmental regulatory issues. She is co-editor of CEI’s Environmental Source, and she has published articles in Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and other papers.

  • Ryan Lynch

    Director of Web Development and Information Technology
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    Megan McLaughlin

    Senior Director of Finance and Operations

  • Michelle Minton

    Director of Insurance Studies

    Ms. Minton is a part of the insurance working group at CEI. Before joining CEI she worked in the advertising field managing the production of video advertisements.

  • Iain Murray

    Vice President for Strategy

    Mr. Murray is Vice President for Strategy at CEI. He is the author of the best-selling book on environmental policy, "The Really Inconvenient Truths," and specializes in energy, environment, finance, trade, and science and technology policy.

  • Alex Nowrasteh

    Policy Analyst

    Alex Nowrasteh is a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.  His writings, in numerous forms, have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

  • Ivan Osorio

    Editorial Director

    Mr. Osorio’s writings focus on labor issues and the new economy. Prior to joining CEI, Osorio was editor of Labor Watch, a monthly publication at Capital Research Center.

  • Ryan Radia

    Associate Director of Technology Studies, Information Policy Analyst

    Mr. Radia focuses on adapting law and public policy to the unique challenges of the information age. His research areas include electronic privacy, network regulation, antitrust and competition policy, spectrum management, free speech, and media ownership.

  • Marc Scribner

    Assistant Editor and Policy Analyst

    Mr. Scribner focuses on land-use issues, as well as regional and urban economic policy. His research interests include eminent domain, entrepreneurship, zoning, public finance, transit, economic redevelopment, and property rights.

  • Fred L. Smith, Jr.

    President and Founder

    Mr. Smith combines intellectual and strategic analysis of complex policy issues ranging from the environment to corporate governance with an informative and entertaining presentation style. He speaks at universities and conferences worldwide.

  • Drew Tidwell

    Producer, CEI Studios

    Drew Tidwell comes to the CEI after a long career in television and film production. After graduating from The George Washington University in 1994 and obtaining his Masters Degree in TV/Radio Production from Southern Methodist University in 1996, Drew served as a production coordinator in the television and film industry in New York City.

  • F. Vincent Vernuccio

    Labor Policy Counsel

    F. Vincent Vernuccio is Labor Policy Counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He is an attorney, labor consultant, and editor of EFCAUPDATE.org.

  • Julie Walsh

    Global Warming Policy Analyst

    Ms. Walsh brings to Washington the non-traditional background of being a home educator for thirteen years. She is a regular contributor to CEI’s OpenMarket.org and GlobalWarming.org.

  • William Yeatman

    Energy Policy Analyst

    William Yeatman is on the energy and global warming team. Prior to joining CEI, William was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic, where he taught entrepreneurship and small business management to rural women.

  • Ryan Young

    Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow

    Ryan Young is the 2010 Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.