PCS Officers and Staff

Christian Bjørnskov

President
Professor of Economics
Aarhus University
Economics
Aarhus, Denmark DK-8210
Contact the President

John Aldrich

President-Elect
Pfizer-Pratt University Professor
Duke University
Political Science
Durham, NC 27708

Edward Lopez

Executive Director and Past President
Western Carolina University
College of Business
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Contact Edward

Peter Calcagno

Treasurer and Past Director
College of Charleston
Center for Public Choice and Market Process
Charleston, SC 29424
Contact Peter

Reagan Sobel

Operations Manager and Executive Assistant
Western Carolina University
College of Business
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Contact Reagan

Georg Vanberg

Secretary and Past President
Duke University
Department of Political Science
Durham, NC 27708
Contact Georg

Lynne Kiesling

Immediate Past President
University of Colorado – Denver
Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics
Denver, CO 80204
Contact Lynne

Melinda Patience

Conference and Database Manager
College of Charleston
Center for Public Choice and Market Process
Charelston, SC 29424
Contact Melinda

Past Presidents

Caitlin Ainsley (2022-24; 24-26)
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Washington

Bryan McCannon (2022-24; 24-26)
Associate Professor of Economics
West Virginia University

Thomas Stratmann (2022-24; 24-26)
Professor of Economics
George Mason University

Marta Podemska-Mikluch (2023-25; 25-27)
Associate Professor of Economics
Gustavus Adolphus College

Gary Wagner (2024-26; 26-28)
Professor of Economics
University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Jennifer Murtazashvili (2024-26; 26-28)
Professor of Political Economy
University of Pittsburgh

Marek Kaminski (2022-24; 24-26)
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of California – Irvine

John Meadowcroft (2023-25; 25-27)
Reader in Political Economy
Kings College London

(*Indicates partial first term)

Bonnie Wilson (2018-20*; 20-22; 22-24)
Professor of Economics
St. Louis University

Christian Bjornskov (2020-22; 22-24)
Professor of Economics
Aarhus University

Daniel Bennett (2018-19*; 19-21; 21-23)
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
University of Louisville

Kevin Grier (2018-19; 19-21; 21-23)
Professor of Political Science and Gordon Tullock Professor of Political Economy
Texas Tech University

David Skarbek (2018-2022)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Brown University

Lynne Kiesling (2017-2022)
Research Professor
University of Colorado – Denver

W. Mark Crain (2016-2020)
Simon Chair of Political Economy
Lafayette College

Diana Thomas (2017-2020)
Professor of Economics
Creighton University

Roger Congleton (2016-2018)
Professor of Economics
West Virginia University

Peter T. Calcagno (2012-2018)
Professor of Economics
College of Charleston

Keith Dougherty (2013-2018)
Professor of Political Science
University of Georgia

Joshua C. Hall (2012-2016)
Associate Professor of Economics
West Virginia University

Georg Vanberg (2012-2016)
Professor of Political Science
Duke University

Daniel Sutter (2012-2014)
Professor of Economics
Troy University