Edwin Feulner

Dr. Edwin Feulner is the Founder of The Heritage Foundation and is honored to serve as the Chung Ju-yung Fellow of the Foundation. He is also the Chairman of its Asian Studies Center, and served as President in the past (1977-2013, 2017). In addition, Dr. Feulner was the former Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC). He served on the Executive Committee of the Trump Transition Team (2016-2017). He was awarded the Clare Boothe Luce Medal from The Heritage Foundation (2019), The William F. Buckley Prize for Leadership in Conservative Thought (2018), the Lynde and Harry Bradley Prize (2012), and the Presidential Citizens Medal from Ronald Reagan (1989). Dr. Feulner has authored nine books and has served in many different positions in the federal government. He graduated from Regis University with double majors in English and Business and received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He later attended Georgetown University and the London School of Economics and then earned a Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh.