Board of Visitors

James M. Buchanan James M. Buchanan won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on Public Choice Theory.
  Jeffrey W. Jackson, Esq. is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at State Farm Insurance Co. in Bloomington, IL.
Henry G. Manne Henry G. Manne is a founder of law and economics. He is also the founder of the Law & Economics Center and the Dean Emeritus of George Mason University School of Law.
Edwin Meese III Hon. Edwin "Ed" Meese III was the 75th Attorney General of the United States (1985-1988).
Timothy Muris Tim Muris was the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 2000-2004.
Douglass North Douglass North won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on the economics of institutions and norms.
Michael Novak Michael Novak is the author of more than 25 books on the philosophy and theology of culture. In 1994 he was awarded the Templeton Proze for Progress in Religion. He has served as U.S. chief ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and led the U.S. delegation to the conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1986.
Charles Robb Sen. Charles "Chuck" Robb served as governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, and as a United States Senator from 1989 until 2001.
Marschall I. Smith Marschall I. Smith, Esq. is Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel for 3M Company in St. Paul, MN.
Vernon Smith Vernon L. Smith is the 2002 Nobel Prize laureate in economics. He is professor of law and economics at Chapman University and is a former professor of law and economics, and fellow at the Mercatus Center, at the George Mason University School of Law.
Gordon Wood Gordon Wood won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize in History and the 1970 Bancroft Prize in History.