NCPA Board of Directors

Steve IvySteve Ivy is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Policy Analysis and CEO of Heritage Auctions. Heritage has offices in Dallas, New York and …

Barry Asmus, Ph.D.

Senior Economist  A Senior Economist at NCPA, Barry Asmus writes, testifies and speaks on political and business issues facing America. Widely recognized for his views on making the U.S. a …

Dorman E. Cordell

Senior Scholar  NCPA Senior Fellow. Former Vice President of Publications and Senior Scholar at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Editor Emeritus of the institute’s bimonthly newsletter, Executive Alert. Has …

Robert J. Wright

President – TWG, Inc. Mr. Wright is the Chairman and CEO of Medical Cities, Inc., the Crow-Wright Company, and Managing Partner of Medical City Dallas, Ltd. He is President of …

H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is one of the country’s leading authorities on energy and environmental issues. He is the lead analyst of the National Center for Policy Analysis’ …

Raymond E. Wooldridge

Private Investor Raymond E. Wooldridge is a private investor who was formerly vice chairman and chairman of the Executive Committee of Southwest Securities Group, Inc., a publicly owned holding company …

William B. Conerly, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow  Dr. Bill Conerly connects the dots between the economy and business decisions. He has the unique combination of a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University and over 30 …

Gerald W. Scully, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow  Gerald W. Scully is a Senior Fellow of the National Center for Policy Analysis and a professor of economics in the School of Management at the University of …

Jere W. Thompson

Compensation Committee Chairman – NCPA; President – The Williamsburg Corporation Jere W. Thompson, NCPA Board member and former Chairman of the Board, is the president of The Williamsburg Corporation. He …

James C. Thompson, Jr.

Chairman of the Board – Thompson Petroleum Corporation Independent Oil & Gas Producer, Ranching, Banking, Investments. Managing General Partner, J. Cleo Thompson & James Thompson, Jr., A Partnership, engaged in …

Henry J. "Bud" Smith

Chairman – Bud Smith Organization Henry J. Smith is Chairman Emeritus for Clark/Bardes, Inc. Dallas, Texas. Clark/Bardes is an executive compensation firm with offices in most major cities throughout the …

Fred Meyer

Governance Committee Chairman – NCPA;  President,CEO,& COB – Aladdin Industries, LLC. Mr. Meyer has served as chairman of the board of Aladdin Industries, LLC (formerly Aladdin Industries, Inc.) since 1985. …

John Victor Lattimore, Jr.

President and Chairman of the Board – Lattimore Properties, Inc. John Victor Lattimore is president and chairman of the board of Lattimore Properties, Inc (LPI). Lattimore Properties is the General …

Roy G. Boyd, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow  Roy G. Boyd is Professor of Economics at Ohio University. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. He was formerly on the faculty of the University …

Barry J. Seldon, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow  His publications have spanned a variety of topics from research and development to advertising and public finance, public choice and political support, anti-trust economics and public opinion on …

Linda Morrison

Senior Fellow Linda Morrison is a public policy consultant based in Newtown, PA. She is a competitive contracting advisor to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Director of Competitive …

Don A. Buchholz

Chairman Emeritus – SWS Group, Inc Don A. Buchholz is Chairman Emeritus of SWS Group, Inc., a publicly-owned holding company with subsidiaries engaged in providing securities clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking …

W. Mike Baggett

Chairman and CEO, Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. W. Mike Baggett has been Chairman and CEO of the law firm of Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. since 1992. The firm …

John C. Goodman, PhD.

John C. Goodman is president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis and author of the new book, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis. He is widely known as the ‘Father of Health Savings Accounts’ and Modern Healthcare named him as one of four people who have most influenced the modern health care system.

Pete du Pont

Pete du Pont Pete du Pont is a regular columnist on www.opinionjournal.com, the editorial page website of The Wall Street Journal. Entitled, Outside the Box, du Pont’s columns discuss current …