Speakers
Speakers
Brian Wesbury
Brian Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P. His previous positions include Vice President and Economist for the Chicago Corporation and Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson. He has also been a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In 1995-1996, he served as Chief Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. He has written for several magazines, newspapers, and blogs, and he appears regularly on television, radio, and podcasts to discuss the economy and financial markets. He is the co-author of a weekly newsletter, “Monday Morning Outlook,” and the author of two books, including It’s Not as Bad as You Think: Why Capitalism Trumps Fear and the Economy Will Thrive.
Larry P. Arnn
Larry P. Arnn is the 12th president of Hillsdale College. He received his B.A. from Arkansas State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in government from the Claremont Graduate School. He also studied at the London School of Economics and at Oxford University, where he served as director of research for the late Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill. He served as president of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy from 1985-2000. From October 2020 to January 2021, he served as co-chair of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission. He is the author of Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education, The Founders’ Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk By Losing It, and Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government.