Tarren Bragdon
Chief Executive Officer
Tarren Bragdon is president and chief executive officer of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a research and advocacy organization committed to making Florida the most economically vibrant state in America.
In 2008, Tarren was named chief executive officer of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a free market think tank based in Portland, Maine. Under his leadership, the organization grew to become the largest state-based free market think tank on a per capita basis. In September 2010, he received the Thomas Roe Award, given annually by the State Policy Network to the individual with the greatest impact on the nation’s free market movement.
From 1996 through 2000, Tarren served in the Maine House of Representatives. Elected at the age of 21, Tarren remains the youngest person ever elected to the Maine House.
A nationally recognized expert on health reform issues with a specialty in Medicaid reform, Tarren has served as a health-policy analyst with the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center for New Your State Policy. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee; state legislative committees in NY, IL, CT & ME; numerous national conferences; and the American Swiss Foundation in Switzerland. His work has been featured on Fox News’ Sean Hannity show, National Public Television’s NOW, in a Wall Street Journal editorial and multiple Wall Street Journal op-eds, and in the New York Post, Boston Globe, New York Times and on National Public Radio.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Maine and his Masters of Science of Business degree from Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
Tarren and his wife Anna have four children; Wyatt, Waverly and the twins, Jude and Asher.
To contact Tarren, please email tbragdon@floridafga.org
Select Original Research and Testimony by Tarren Bragdon:
Health Care Reform in Maine: Reversing “Obamacare Lite” – Heritage Foundation, 7/19/2011
Fix the System: Freeing Maine Families from Welfare Dependency – The Maine Heritage Policy Center, 9/9/2010
Testimony before the Connecticut Legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee – 3/5/2010
Healthier Choice: An Examination of Market-Based Reforms for New York’s Uninsured – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 9/2009
Rx NY: A Prescription for More Accessible Health Care in NY – Empire Center for New York State Policy, 12/11/2007
Overview of Maine’s Term Limits Law – The Maine Heritage Policy Center, 10/18/2007
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship – 2/13/2007
Command and Control: Maine’s Dirigo Health Care Program – Heritage Foundation, 9/19/2005
Select Original Commentary by Tarren Bragdon:
Entrepreneurs wanted, but young people need not apply – DailyCaller.com, 8/30/2010
Mr. Obama, tear up your plan! – Townhall.com, 3/5/2010
Spreading New York’s bad medicine – New York Post, 12/9/2009
Why Health Care Is So Expensive in New York – Wall Street Journal, 10/16/2009
No Maine Miracle Cure – Wall Street Journal, 8/21/2009
The “Public Plan” Exists and It Doesn’t Work – Townhall.com, 7/23/2009
A Question for Hillary – Wall Street Journal, 1/5/2008
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Robert Levy
Board of Directors
Robert A. Levy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Government Accountability.
In 1997, Robert joined the Cato Institute as a senior fellow in constitutional studies, after 25 years in the business, and now serves as Chairman of Cato’s Board of Directors. He also sits on boards of the Institute for Justice, the Federalist Society, and the George Mason University School of Law.
Robert founded CDA Investment Technologies, a major provider of financial information and software, and was its CEO until 1991. He was law clerk for Judge Royce C. Lamberth on the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. From 1997 until 2004, Robert was an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University.
He has written numerous articles on investments, law, and public policy. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, National Review, and many other publications. Robert has also discussed public policy on national radio and TV programs, including ABC’s Nightline, CNN’s Crossfire, Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor, MSNBC’s Hardball, and NBC’s Today Show.
His latest book, co-authored with William Mellor, is The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom.
Robert received his Ph.D. in business from the American University and his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.
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