FreedomFest 2019

Veronique de Rugy is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, trade, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy.

Olav Dirkmaat is professor of economics at the Graduate School of Business of Universidad Francisco Marroquín, and vice-president of UFM Market Trends, an innovative international business-cycle observatory with a special focus on Latin America. Previously, he was vice-president... Read More →

Barbara Kolm is Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank, Director of the Austrian Economics Center, President of the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institut, and founder of the Free Market Road Show. She serves as board member of √ñBB (Austrian Railways), Vienna Insurance Group, and... Read More →

Magatte Wade is the founder and CEO of Tiossan, a high-end skin care products line based on indigenous Senegalese formulas and ingredients. Magatte writes for The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and Barron’s.  She is a frequent speaker at business conferences and college campuses... Read More →

Peter Schiff is chairman of SchiffGold; CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.; and host of The Peter Schiff Show. Peter is an economic forecaster and investment advisor influenced by the free-market Austrian School of economics. He is one of the few forecasters... Read More →