Gary Wolfram is William E. Simon

William E. Simon

William Edward Simon was a businessman, a Secretary of Treasury of the U.S. for three years, and a philanthropist. He became the 63rd Secretary of the Treasury on May 8, 1974, during the Nixon administration. He was reappointed by President Ford and served until 1977. Outside of government, he was...

 Professor in Economics and Public Policy at Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...

 and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting

Consultant

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 firm specializing in taxation and policy

Policy

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 analysis

Analysis

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. He is a current member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University

Lake Superior State University

Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste...

 and has served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education, The Michigan Enterprise Zone Authority, the Michigan Strategic Fund Board, and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Michigan State Housing Development Authority

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is a part of the state of Michigan's Department of Treasury that services those in need of technical and financial assistance...

 Board. Wolfram's public policy experience includes serving as Congressman Nick Smith

Nick Smith (U.S. politician)

Nick H. Smith is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2005, representing from the 7th District of Michigan.-Life and career:...

's Chief of Staff, Michigan's Deputy State Treasurer for Taxation and Economic Policy under John Engler

John Engler

John Mathias Engler is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003....

, and Senior Economist to the Republican Senate in Michigan.

Wolfram received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...

, the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, and Washington State University

Washington State University

Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...

. His publications include Towards a Free Society: An Introduction to Markets and the Political System and several works on Michigan’s tax structure and other public policy issues. Wolfram is also a Senior Policy Analyst with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Mackinac Center for Public Policy

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a free market think tank headquartered in Midland, Michigan. It is the USA’s largest state-based free market think tank...

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