EVENTS

Date:	Friday, April 3, 2009
Time:	2:00 PM -- 3:30 PM
Location:	Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

Luis E. Lugo became the director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in January 2004. Prior to joining the forum, he served as the director of the religion program at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia, a position he held for seven years. Previously, he was a professor of political science for more than twelve years, teaching courses in international relations, Latin American politics, religion, and public policy. Among his published works are several edited volumes, including Religion, Public Life and the American Polity (University of Tennessee Press, 1994) and Sovereignty at the Crossroads? Morality and International Politics in the Post-Cold War Era (Rowman & Littlefield, 1996).

John Micklethwait is editor-in-chief of The Economist. Previously, he edited the U.S. section of the magazine (1999–2006) and ran the New York bureau for two years, having edited the business section of the magazine for the previous four years. His other roles have included setting up The Economist’s office in Los Angeles, where he worked from 1990 to 1993, and being a media correspondent. He has covered business and politics from the United States, Latin America, continental Europe, southern Africa, and most of Asia. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on CNN, ABC News, BBC, and NPR. He is the coauthor with Adrian Wooldridge of The Witch Doctors (Crown Business, 1996); A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization (Crown Business, 2000); The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library, 2003), a critical examination of management theory; and The Right Nation (Penguin Press, 2004), a study of conservatism in America.

Henry Olsen is vice president and director of the National Research Initiative (NRI) at AEI. He disseminates and publicizes the Institute’s work to the academic community; works with AEI’s visiting, adjunct, and NRI research fellows; commissions and supervises NRI projects; and oversees the production of NRI publications. Mr. Olsen previously served as vice president for programs at the Manhattan Institute and as a judicial clerk to the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Danny J. Boggs.

Adrian Wooldridge is The Economist’s Washington, D.C., bureau chief and writes the magazine’s “Lexington” column. He covers politics, social policy, and social and political events. Previously, he was The Economist’s West Coast, management, and Britain correspondent. He is the coauthor with John Micklethwait of The Witch Doctors (Crown Business, 1996); A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization (Crown Business, 2000); The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library, 2003), a critical examination of management theory; and The Right Nation (Penguin Press, 2004), a study of conservatism in America.