PCS Officers and Staff

PCS Officers and Staff

John Aldrich

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

W. Mark Crain

President-Elect
William E. Simon Professor
Lafayette College
Economics
Easton, PA 18042

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

Estefanía Luján Padilla

Operations Manager and Executive Assistant
Contact Teffa

Georg Vanberg

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

Christian Bjørnskov

Immediate Past President
Professor of Economics
Aarhus University
Economics
Aarhus, Denmark DK-8210
Contact Christian

Melinda Patience

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

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of Past Presidents in addition to a rotating Board of Directors.

Past Presidents

NamePrimary FieldYear(s) as President
Lynne KieslingEconomics2023-24
David SkarbekPolitical Science2022-23
William F. Shughart IIEconomics2020-22
Roger CongletonEconomics2018-20
Georg S. VanbergPolitical Science2016-18
Roberta Q. HerzbergPolitical Science2014-16
Edward J. LopezEconomics2012-14
Lawrence W. Kenny*Economics2010-12
Nicholas R. MillerPolitical Science2008-10
Randall G. HolcombeEconomics2006-08
Steven J. BramsPolitical Science2004-06
Geoffrey Brennan*Economics2002-04
Bernard N. GrofmanPolitical Science2000-02
William A. Niskanen*Economics1998-00
Michael C. MungerPolitical Science1996-98
Robert D. Tollison*Economics1994-96
Melvin J. Hinich*Political Science1992-94
John A. FerejohnPolitical Science1990-92
Vernon L. SmithEconomics1988-90
Peter OrdeshookPolitical Science1986-88
Dennis C. MuellerEconomics1984-86
Elinor Ostrom*Political Science1982-84
John O. LedyardEconomics1980-82
Gerald H. KramerPolitical Science1978-80
Charles R. PlottEconomics1976-78
James S. Coleman*Sociology1974-76
Mancur Olson*Economics1972-74
Otto A. Davis*Economics1970-72
Vincent A. Ostrom*Public Administration / Political Science1967-69
William H. Riker*Political Science1966
Gordon Tullock*Law, Economics1965
James M. Buchanan*Economics1964

Current Directors (Term of Service)

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

Niclas Berggren (2025-27; 27-29)
Associate Professor of Economics
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Prague University of Economics and Business

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

Past Directors (Years of Prior Service)

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

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

(*Indicates partial first term)