Dr. Feulner is the President of The Heritage Foundation, a position he has held since 1977. Previously, he was Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; Administrative Assistant to Philip M. Crane, M.C., 1970-1974; and Confidential Assistant to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, 1969-1970. Dr. Feulner received a B.S. from Regis University in 1963; an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1964; and a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1981. He has held fellowships at several international think tanks. He is the author of seven books and has had numerous articles appear in major newspapers around the world.