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  • Meet Our Staff

    Directors

    CPETlogoGary Quinlivan, Ph.D. Dean, Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government 

    Bradley C. S. Watson, Ph.D. Philip M. McKenna Chair in American and Western Political Thought
    Fellow in Politics and Culture     

    Fellows of the Center

    T. William Boxx, M.A. Senior Fellow 

    Andrew R. Herr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics, Saint Vincent College
    Fellow in Economics and Policy     

    Jerome Foss, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Politics
    Fellow in Political Institutions and Policy     

    Jason Jividen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Politics
    Fellow in Civic and Constitutional Affairs     

    Mary Beth McConahey, Ph.D. Candidate. Lecturer in Politics
    Fellow in Civic and Political Affairs     
    CPET Program Manager 

    Gabriel S. Pellathy, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Politics, Saint Vincent College
    Fellow in Government and Legal Affairs     

    Nicholas Racculia, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance, Saint Vincent College
    Fellow in Capitalism and Freedom     

    Student Coordinators

    Ms. Taylor Berinti,  Mr. James Orange 

    Advisory Board Members

    Ryan C. Amacher, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, The University of Texas at Arlington 

    T. William Boxx, M.A. Philip M. McKenna Foundation 

    Robert George, Ph.D. McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of Politics, Princeton University 

    Peter B. Kenen, Ph.D. Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance; Director, International Finance Section, Princeton University 

    Charles Kesler, Ph.D. Director, The Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College 

    Benett T. McCallum, Ph.D. H. J. Heinz Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University 

    E. S. Savas, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Public Policy Director, Privatization Research Organization, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York 

    Murray L. Weidenbaum, Ph.D. Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor, Chairman, Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University