Scott W. Atlas, M.D.
Robert Wesson Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Dr. Scott W. Atlas is the Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. A physician and health-policy scholar, he previously served as Professor and Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center. He has advised presidential campaigns and members of Congress on health-care policy and served as Special Advisor to the President and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in 2020. He is the author of multiple books on health policy and the leading textbook Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine. He earned his M.D. from the University of Chicago.
Rachel Fulton Brown
Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Chicago
Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown is Associate Professor of Medieval History, Fundamentals, and the College at the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching center on the intellectual, cultural, and religious history of medieval Europe, with particular emphasis on the history of Christianity, liturgy, devotion to the Virgin Mary, and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. She is the author of From Judgment to Passion and Mary and the Art of Prayer, both published by Columbia University Press, and holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Casey B. Mulligan
Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
Dr. Casey B. Mulligan is Professor in Economics and the College at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on incentives to work and save, labor markets, health economics, taxation, and the effects of regulation and redistribution. He previously served as Chief Economist of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2018–2019). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Paul Vallas
Education Administrator & Former CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Paul Vallas is a veteran education administrator and public-policy figure who has led major school systems, including as CEO of Chicago Public Schools (1995–2001), Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, head of the Recovery School District in post-Katrina New Orleans, and Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut. He has also held senior budget and revenue roles in Chicago city government. A Chicago native, he was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2019 and 2023 (reaching the runoff in the latter) and previously ran for Illinois governor and lieutenant governor.
Tho Bishop
Director of Outreach, Mises Institute
Tho Bishop is Director of Outreach at the Mises Institute, where he works on communications, content, and public engagement promoting Austrian economics, individual liberty, and free-market ideas. Before joining the Institute he served as Deputy Communications Director for the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. His writing has appeared in The Federalist, the Daily Caller, Business Insider, The Washington Times, and other outlets.
Ben Ybarra
Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase Chicago
Ben Ybarra is a commercial banker with JPMorgan Chase, where he serves as a focal point for the bank’s global capabilities for middle-market clients, typically companies with revenues of roughly $20 million to $500 million. He coordinates treasury, lending, international, and other specialized services for business clients. He is a graduate of Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.