Dr. Andrew Baker serves as Executive Director of both The Encouragement Foundation and The Mitchell Center for Leadership and Ministry. He also serves as Associate Professor in the College of Bible and Religion at Harding. In his positions, Andrew works to foster individual growth and encourage service in individuals around the world.

Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and Academic Director for The Fund for American Studies. In this capacity she teaches TFAS students at George Mason University and directs academic programs. She has served as Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics, where she develops research toward a systematic biblical theology of economic freedom. She is a visiting professor at Georgetown University, Grove City College and she also teaches at The Institute for World Politics. She is a Research Scholar at the Acton Institute where her research focuses on the morality of a free society. Additionally, she is a visiting scholar at the Bernard Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy.

Previously, she has taught at Charles University, Prague, and she has served as the Associate Director for the Program in Economics, Politics, and the Law at the James M. Buchanan Center at George Mason University. She is an editor of and contributing author to IFWE’s recently released book, For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty. In her chapter, Dr. Rathbone Bradley examines income inequality from both an economic and biblical perspective and provides guidance to Christians on how to respond, particularly through our vocations.

Dr. Rathbone Bradley’s other academic work has focused on the political economy of terrorism with specific emphasis on the industrial organization of al-Qaeda. Her research has been published in scholarly journals and edited volumes. She is currently working on a book that analyzes the political economy of al-Qaeda post 9/11. Based on her academic research she also worked as an economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of Terrorism Analysis. Dr. Rathbone Bradley received her Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University in 2006, during which time she was a James M. Buchanan Scholar.

Professor Brian Brenberg serves as an Executive Vice President and Chair of the Program in Business and Finance at The King’s College. Prior to joining the King’s faculty, he worked in the financial services and medical device industries, as well as public policy research and philanthropy. He earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition to his teaching at King’s, Professor Brenberg is a frequent guest on several FOX News and FOX Business programs, and has also appeared on CNN and CNBC. He has written for many publications, including USA Today, Forbes.com, the New York Post, and The Hill. His speeches have been covered by Time and The Washington Post, and he regularly lectures for several organizations, including the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). Brian, his wife Krista, and their three children live in New York City.

Dr. David Kee currently serves as assistant professor of business at the Paul R. Carter College of Business at Harding.  He teaches courses in management, economics and entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Kee completed a Doctorate in Business Administration with the Grenoble Ecole de Management in Grenoble, France. In June 2016, he defended his paper-based thesis titled Ascetic Entrepreneurship: An Elite Prosopography. Kee, who was raised in Geneva, Switzerland, first owned and operated three different businesses over a period of 20 years in the upscale food industry — an import/distribution company, a consulting firm and a publication, all three based in the Atlanta area.

Dr. Lawrence Reed became president of the Foundation for Economic Education in 2008 after serving as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. Prior to becoming FEE’s president, he served for 20 years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics full-time from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan and chaired its department of economics from 1982 to 1984. He holds a B.A. in economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in history from Slippery Rock State University (1978), both in Pennsylvania. He holds two honorary doctorates, one from Central Michigan University (public administration, 1993) and Northwood University (laws, 2008).

Professor Lori Sloan serves as assistant professor of Integrated Marketing Communication at Harding University.  She taught in the Paul R. Carter College of Business for 23 years and recently moved to the College of Arts and Humanities Communication Department to launch a collaborative degree between both colleges titled Integrated Marketing Communication(IMC).  Sloan holds an MBA and has taught marketing, advertising, branding, sales and ethics courses at the undergraduate level. She has served on the Arkansas Board for the Girls Scouts of America and the Board of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Sloan continues to do sales and marketing consulting ranging from musicians, authors, movie production projects and sales training and sports events. Her passion is teaching and interacting with college students and inspiring them to use their gifts to glorify God.

Dr. Randy Willingham teaches ministry courses at Harding University and is a Christian coach, a church consultant, the director for Pure Heart Vision and the Center for Spiritual Leadership, and the owner of Courageous Conversations. He began serving in ministry over 25 years ago. His approach is also informed by his experience as a world class athlete (winning a bronze and silver medal in world wrestling tournaments) under some of the best coaches in the world.  He holds a Doctor in Ministry from Abilene Christian University.