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MICHAEL S. BERLINER
PhD, Philosophy, 1970, Boston University
Dr. Berliner is co-chairman of the board of directors of the Ayn Rand Institute and senior advisor to the Ayn Rand Archives. He was the
executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute from its founding in 1985 to January 2000. Dr. Berliner is the editor of Letters of
Ayn Rand.
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YARON BROOK
PhD, Finance, 1994, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Brook is president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. A former finance professor, he has published in academic as well as
popular publications and is frequently interviewed in the media. He has appeared on CNN, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, CNBC and PBS,
among others. He lectures on Objectivism, business ethics and foreign policy at college campuses and for corporations across America and
throughout the world.
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ERIC DANIELS
PhD, American History, 2001, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Daniels is a research assistant professor at the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. He lectures internationally on American
history and attended ARI’s Objectivist Graduate Center. He recently coauthored U.S. Economic Freedom Index. He contributes to
The Objective Standard and wrote a chapter for The Abolition of Antitrust.
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ERIC DENNIS
PhD, Physics, 2003, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Dennis earned his BS (Caltech ’98) and PhD (UCSB ’03) in physics, working on quantum information theory and on methods related to
Bohm’s ideas. He has since been building models for credit and foreign exchange derivatives trading on Wall Street.
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DINA SCHEIN FEDERMAN
PhD, Philosophy, 2003, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Federman consults and researches for the Ayn Rand Institute’s Archives department. She taught philosophy at Auburn University
and is a graduate of ARI’s Objectivist Graduate Center. She has translated Russian correspondence from Ayn Rand’s family,
published on Objectivism and lectured on literature and Ayn Rand’s life and philosophy.
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RAY GIRN
BS, Psychology and Philosophy, 2004, University of Toronto
Mr. Girn is chief executive officer of LePort Educational Institute, which operates five schools and offers tutoring services and homeschool
co-op programs in Orange County, California. Mr. Girn has completed the Objectivist Academic Center’s undergraduate program and
taken OAC graduate courses. He sits on the board of directors of The Undercurrent.
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DAVID HARRIMAN
MS, Physics, 1982, University of Maryland
MA philosophy, 1995, Claremont Graduate University
David Harriman earned a master’s degree in physics from University of Maryland, and a master’s in philosophy from
Claremont Graduate University. He has worked as an applied physicist, and he is the editor of Journals of Ayn
Rand. His book The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics presents Leonard Peikoff’s theory of induction
as it applies to the physical sciences. Recently he cofounded the Falling Apple Science Institute (with Tom VanDamme),
a nonprofit that is developing a unique science curriculum based on the inductive method.
Mr. Harriman has lectured on the scientific revolution, the concept of “space,” and
the influence of Kantian philosophy on modern physics. His op-eds have been published in numerous newspapers,
including USA Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Orange County Register, Sacramento
Bee and the Denver Post.
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DIANA HSIEH
PhD, Philosophy, 2009, University of Colorado
Dr. Hsieh recently completed her PhD in philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her dissertation showed that a proper account
of moral judgment and moral responsibility solves the egalitarian “problem of moral luck.” She has published on honesty and self-deception.
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ELAN JOURNO
BA, Philosophy, 1997, King's College, London
Mr. Journo is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, focusing on foreign policy. He is the editor of and main
contributor to Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism. His articles
have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago
Sun-Times and The Objective Standard.
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ANDREW LEWIS
Postgraduate Diploma of Philosophy, 1994, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mr. Lewis has studied philosophy at the Objectivist Academic Center, the University of Melbourne (Australia) and the
University of Southern California. He worked with Leonard Peikoff on his radio show, has lectured at Objectivist
conferences and is assistant director at VanDamme Academy, where he teaches a three-year history curriculum covering
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JOHN DAVID LEWIS
PhD, Classics, 2001, University of Cambridge
Dr. Lewis is visiting associate professor of political science at Duke University. He is senior research scholar in
history and classics at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, and an Anthem Fellow. A writer for The Objective
Standard, his books are Solon the Thinker: Political Thought in Archaic Athens and Early Greek
Lawgivers. His latest book is Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History
(Princeton University Press, 2010).
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KEITH LOCKITCH
PhD, Physics, 1999, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Dr. Lockitch is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He writes and edits for ARI and teaches courses on writing for ARI’s Objectivist
Academic Center. His writings have appeared in such publications as the Washington Times, Orange County Register,
San Francisco Chronicle, The Objective Standard and the science policy journal Energy and Environment.
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TALBOT MANVEL
MS, Mechanical Engineering, 1979, Naval Postgraduate School
MA, Liberal Arts, 2008, St. John's College, Annapolis
Capt. Manvel, USN (Retired), spent twenty-eight years as an engineering officer operating, repairing and building aircraft carriers for the
U.S. Navy. He culminated his career by designing the new Gerald R. Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He now teaches
naval architecture at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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ROBERT MAYHEW
PhD, Philosophy, 1991, Georgetown University
Dr. Mayhew, professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University, is the author or editor of twelve books. He recently completed a book on the
Greek Sophist Prodicus and is currently preparing an edition of the Aristotelian Problemata for the Loeb Classical Library.
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SHOSHANA MILGRAM
PhD, Comparative Literature, 1978, Stanford University
Dr. Milgram, an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, specializes in narrative fiction and film. She has lectured on Ayn Rand in
at the Smithsonian and at Objectivist and academic conferences; her publications include articles on Ayn Rand, Hugo and Dostoevsky. She is
completing a book-length study of Ayn Rand’s life (to 1957).
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ADAM MOSSOFF
JD, 2001, University of Chicago; MA, Philosophy, 1998, Columbia University
Mr. Mossoff is an associate professor of law at George Mason University School of Law and has published widely on topics in intellectual
property and property law. He was a member of the founding class of the Objectivist Graduate Center, and has lectured at Objectivist
conferences, campus clubs and community groups for many years.
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LEONARD PEIKOFF
PhD, Philosophy, 1964, New York University
Dr. Peikoff worked closely with Ayn Rand for many years and was designated by her as heir to her estate. He has taught philosophy at
Hunter College, Long Island University and New York University. He is the author of The Ominous Parallels and of
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, the definitive presentation of Ayn Rand’s philosophy. He is currently at work on his
third book, The DIM Hypothesis (forthcoming).
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DAVID REHM
Dance Instructor
Mr. Rehm is a professional dance workshop instructor, specializing exclusively in the partnered swing dances, Lindy Hop and Balboa, and
is widely considered one of the top Balboa dancers and instructors in the world. He is regularly featured teaching and judging at the
most prestigious events dedicated to those dances throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
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GREGORY SALMIERI
PhD, Philosophy, 2008, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Salmieri teaches philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has published and lectured on Aristotle’s epistemology
and ethics, as well as on Objectivism.
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THOMAS SHOEBOTHAM
MM, Cello Performance, 1992, Eastman School of Music
MM, Orchestral Conducting, 1996, University of New Mexico
Mr. Shoebotham is music director of the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Previous conducting engagements have included Berkeley Opera, Opera San José,
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra and many other groups. He has lectured on music, taught in school music programs and performed numerous recitals
as a cellist and pianist over the last twenty years.
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BRIAN P. SIMPSON
PhD, Economics, 2000, George Mason University
Dr. Simpson is an associate professor at National University in San Diego. He is author of the book Markets Don’t Fail! and has had
a number of papers published in academic journals. He recently obtained a grant to provide scholarships to students to study free-market
economics and Objectivism at National University.
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C. BRADLEY THOMPSON
PhD, History, 1993, Brown University
Dr. Thompson is executive director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. He is the author of John Adams and the Spirit of
Liberty and Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea. He has also edited The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams and
Antislavery Political Writings, 1833–1860: A Reader.
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LISA VANDAMME
BA, Philosophy, 1994, University of Texas at Austin
Ms. VanDamme is the owner and director of VanDamme Academy, a private school in Aliso Viejo, California, where she is the head of administration
and teaches grammar and writing. Ms. VanDamme’s theoretical work focuses on the application of Objectivism to literature and educational
theory.
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