Brad DeVos is Chief Operating Office of the Independent Institute. He formerly served as Director of Programs at the American Institute for Economic Research, and had also been the President and CEO of The Bastiat Society, an international non-profit dedicated to increasing economic literacy within the business community. He earned a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in Urban Studies from the College of Charleston. A member of the historic Mont Pelerin Society, DeVos is also a graduate of the Atlas Network Leadership Academy, and is part of the Foundation for Economic Education’s faculty network.