Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University. Board Chair of the Mercatus Center. Administers Emergent Ventures, a grant program funding entrepreneurs and thinkers with scalable ideas for improving society. Also launched Fast Grants for COVID-19 research. Author of numerous books and the blog Marginal Revolution.

Funds entrepreneurs, researchers, and thinkers through Emergent Ventures. Focus on scalable "zero to one" ideas across technology, science, education, and social innovation. Dedicated verticals for India, Africa, Caribbean, and Ukraine.